Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/11
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--- On Thu, 9/11/08, bob palmieri <rpalmier@depaul.edu> wrote:
> From: bob palmieri <rpalmier@depaul.edu>
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Nikon Scanners (now slow film)
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 5:48 AM
> On Sep 11, 2008, at 2:17 AM, Walt wrote:
>
> > I remember using Tech Pan in 1983. Was shooting my
> wife and son
> > (weeks old) and fell in love with the stuff. Still
> yet, I'd trade a
> > fuzzy,grainy image that says something over a
> sharp,grainless one
> > any day. Being so use to shooting on the fly I just
> couldn't handle
> > slow film.
> >
> > To be honest, I doubt much slow film has made it into
> image
> > production.
>
> In my case there hasta be one M body with 400 (or
> occasionally 1600)
> speed film in it so that I can dedicate another one to
> something
> really slow. I find that B&W nature stuff is extremely
> demanding
> when it comes to texture rendering.
>
> Problem is, I now have 4-6 images which need to be huge in
> order to
> make sense.
>
> And I really, really hate to say things like this, but my
> M-2 / 50
> 'cron / ATP 1.1 setup is now producing better imaging
> at a given
> print size than my Rolleiflex / Acros 100 rig.
>
> Bob Palmieri
>
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