Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Damn, sad to hear that Fortepan is going away. I never liked the 400 so much (it was super curly) but the 100 stuff was just gorgeous film to shoot. I used it in both 35mm and 120 - it was my favorite 120 film. Sigh... On 3/27/07 4:21 AM, "Daniel Ridings" <dlr@dlridings.se> wrote: > Didier, > > I know what you mean about the "look" that comes from film. This > particular film is not one I am very familiar with. I was given 20 rolls > of Fortepan 400 (called ClassicPan 400 by some suppliers). It is made in > Hungary, but is soon to be no more. They are discontinuing production of > film and paper (pity ... I like their paper. The film is ho-hum at best > in 35mm). > > This film is the grainiest film I've ever used (and I've used a lot of > Agfa APX400). > > And you are so right about the post-production. In this case it is > hampered a bit by my learning new tools (Lightroom and Lightzone ... > today it is Lightzone). > > Anyway, it dawned on me that I had these lying around and I am waiting > for a meeting. So I gave it a shot. > > Now to learn how to do it properly. I think digital can look better than > what I have produced. > > Daniel > > Didier Ludwig wrote: >> Daniel >> >> Thx for the comparison shots. The film shot shows the grain, the look, >> that I >> like. Also typical for film is the shorter DOF - which, finally, has >> slightly to do with it because size of the medium influences the DOF - the >> smaller the sensor the deeper the DOF when enlarged on the same size as >> the >> film shot. And if you don't have a M8, R-D1 or a hi-end DSLR with fast >> primes, digital also means slower lens - even more DOF. >> >> But the low key/underxposure of your digital shot is not medium specific. >> That's the photographer's job - if on- or post-production! >> >> Didier >> >> >> >> >>> Frank and Didier, >>> >>> I usually don't get too involved in these discussions. I guess when it >>> comes >>> right down to it, I really don't care. I use digital and I use film, for >>> different reasons. I like them both. >>> >>> But playing around with Lightzone as I have been doing recently, I have a >>> shot last week with film: >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v12/07v12-0002.jpg.html >>> >>> And from the same sitting, one with digital: >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v13/DSC_8674.jpg.html >>> >>> I see now that the digital is too "low key". I need to brighten it up a >>> bit >>> and do the color conversion intelligently rather than lazily. >>> >>> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . w a d e h e n i n g e r u s e r e x p e r i e n c e a d o b e s y s t e m s , i n c