Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've thought of that actually. There's an old Combat Graphic 45 sitting in the back room of the PhotoLab at the school, that being the lab aid, I could probably get permission to borrow for the summer... I spent some of my time this last semester when things were slow getting the focal plane shutter on it working again. But there's also a cost issue for film and such. No financial aid for supplies this summer, so all expenses are out of pocket. A very small pocket at the moment... Gerald On Apr 27, 2006, at 7:59 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > > On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:04 AM, Gerald wrote: > >> This summer one of my classes is photo journalism, and I'm wanting to >> shoot images a bit "old school", or retro style, just to be >> different. Already decided I'm using the M6 and I'm going to use >> Pyro to develop (everybody else is shooting digi), but I was curious >> if anybody had recommendations for an old style thick emulsion, high >> silver content film as well as a paper and paper developer that will >> have a similar feel to it. I was thinking maybe ADOX paper and maybe >> the JandC Classic Pan 400 film, no idea yet for paper developer other >> than to stick with dektol, but I'm definitely open to any and all >> suggestions. >> >> Any and all input is gladly welcomed. > > > Forget the M6. Borrow a 4x5 Speed Graphic and shoot with a camera > mounted flashbulb. Develop your Super X sheet film in D-72. Print > on Kodabromide #2 or #3 from a wet negative. That's the way we and > most big city newspaper photographers did it in the '50s. That's > the way WeeGee did it. That's the way Margaret Bourke White did it. > In the macho USA only magazine wimps used Leicas and Rolleis. > > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information