Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, You wouldn't want to use a 1600 speed film for everything, outdoors it would be 1/1000 and F22 as long as the sun was up. As to grain, the chemistry mavens continue to work on film technology so I assume that someone came up with a filtration algorithm for the bottom layers that does not lose as much light as previous versions. It is also possible that they associate the dyes in multiple pockets for each large silver crystal so that the appearance of grain is reduced. The roll that Sonny generously loaned me was not quite so capable of resolving fine detail as a much slower film, but what else is new? As to availability, many merchants are reluctant to stock an item of unknown inventory turns and a short shelf life. Of course the same could be said of memory cards that lose value every second of their existance... Don don.dory@gmail.com On 6/14/06, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I've seen some rather high quality photos here taken w/ both films. My > questions is how do they make that high speed w/o a noticeable grainy > effect? > > Why would one use something else since these run the full gamut of > needs--or am I all wet? > > Thanks, > > Bill > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >