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Subject: [Leica] IMG: my new rangefinder
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sat Dec 23 14:15:42 2006
References: <457C8FAB.6080401@nathanfoto.com> <20061223152432.EE2AD2FBFF@donald.hostspirit.ch> <20061223163930.GE486@panix.com> <458DA59E.4060705@nathanfoto.com> <20061223220043.GG486@panix.com>

That Teletubby Hill one is a real beaut, Rei.
Thanks for showing,
Philppe



Op 23-dec-06, om 23:00 heeft Rei Shinozuka het volgende geschreven:

> 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
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Nathan Wajsman
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>>
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> -- 
> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
>
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