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Subject: [Leica] IMG: my new rangefinder
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Sat Dec 23 14:00:48 2006
References: <457C8FAB.6080401@nathanfoto.com> <20061223152432.EE2AD2FBFF@donald.hostspirit.ch> <20061223163930.GE486@panix.com> <458DA59E.4060705@nathanfoto.com>

the rumor is that the 320 is designed for studio use and has different
response curve than the 400 stuff.  i was mildly prejudiced against 
the 320 because the late fred picker used to go really rail against 
it in his zone VI book, but i have used it here and there without 
complaint.

(from 2000)
http://www.shinozuka.org/monochrome/mono.html
http://www.shinozuka.org/2000.6zoo/zoo.html

-rei

On Dec23 22:54, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Hi Rei,
> 
> I had not even noticed that the medium format Tri-X is ASA 320, I just 
> automatically shot it at 400, and the negatives are just fine. 
> Especially when scanning, a thinner negative is actually better than a 
> denser one (obviously as long as there is sufficient detail in the 
> shadows).
> 
> Since I like Tri-X, it does not bother me too much that it is now the 
> only thing available in 220.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> >that's the tri-x pro (320 asa) right?  back when i was going thru a phase
> >of lots medium format, i was looking for the one film i could shoot in 220
> >and also 35mm.  delta 400 was in 220 for a short while until they 
> >discontinued
> >it, and the tri-x you could get in 35mm and 120 was the 400 asa variety 
> >and the
> >220 and 4x5 was the "pro" 320 asa version.  so i ended up with hp5+ which 
> >you could get from 35 through 120 and 220 to 4x5 (and greater).  
> >unfortunately they discontinued hp5+ 220 about 3 years ago; when my 
> >frozen 
> >stockpile is gone, my
> >220 days will be over.  i've fantasized about ways of taping two 120 
> >rolls 
> >together end-to-end but it doesn't seem feasible.
> >
> >220 is such a great format, 24 on a hasselblad or rolleiflex, 30 on my
> >fuji folder (never sure why fuji shortchanges you by two). 
> >
> >-rei
> >
> >
> >On Dec23 16:25, Didier Ludwig wrote:
> >
> >  
> >>>http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/2226109
> >>>
> >>>One of the neat things about this camera is that it takes 220 film. 
> >>>There are not many choices in 220, but that perennial street-shooting 
> >>>favourite, Tri-X, is reasonably easily available. And this means 32 
> >>>pictures on a roll, not far behind a 35mm camera.
> >>>
> >>>Nathan
> >>>      
> >
> >  
> 
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