[Leica] Efke, Foma, etc.

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> Hi Pablo,
> 
> I usually use Plus-X for 120 and Tri-X for 4x5. And I still have some
> stock of both.
> Why am I going the "exotic" route? Cheaper? Yes. The 4x5 (50 sheets)
> from Adox costs 26 Euros, that's half of what I would pay for Ilford
> film and a bit more than a third of the cost of Kodak (T-Max). I
> would have taken Plus-X sheet film, but couldn't find any! I don't
> like T-Max that much.
> I could have used Tri-X, but the exposure times are sometimes too
> short! Even with a pinhole!
> 
> Some people rave about FP-4 and Pan-F. I haven't used these since the
> late 70's and to me they are as exotic as Adox, Efke and Foma... :^)
> 
> Let's see...
> 
> 
> All the best from the south of France!
> 
> Tarek
> 


Putting Plus X in a Rolleiflex and you've got Richard's Avedon.
Notice how they never smile?

Me I shot a lot of 220 plus X in Rolleiflexes and Hasselblads.
They have slight smiles sometimes.

Mark William Rabiner
markrabiner.com