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Subject: [Leica] Chromogenic Films.....
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Fri Jan 12 19:10:17 2007

I think there's still one in a mall in the 'burbs. 

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 8:53 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Chromogenic Films.....


Jeffery,
And are there any Wolf's in your neck of the woods anymore?

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 1/12/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
>
> (1) practical difference? I don't think Ilford handles high contrast 
> scenes very well (blown highlights). The Kodak film has nicer grays. 
> The zone system choice would be Kodak. But I think he should try one 
> roll of each and
> see what fits his style the best (I avoid bright sunlight like a vampire).
> (2) print appearance? Depends on who is on the machine. The nice people at
> Sam's Club used to fiddle with the dials to make it purely monochrome. The
> less nice people at Wolf gave me something very badly tinted and
> unviewable.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
> Frank Filippone
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 2:19 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: [Leica] Chromogenic Films.....
>
>
> My son has asked me for B+W film for his M7.  I suggested the 
> chromogenic films as that allows him to get processing and prints made 
> easily.....
>
> Having said that, what is the practical difference between Ilford and 
> Kodak? Is one film preferred over the other for minilab operation? 
> What do you have
> to ask the minilab operators to get B+W prints?
> Are they B+W or   Purply-black and white?
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
>
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