[Leica] What it the characteristic degradation of Fuji NPS 160?

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Clayton I follow what you are saying. Should I have said, It doesn't make
sense for my type of photography to use outdated pro film? 
Post some pictures of your experimenting, folks.  I thawed several rolls of
120 to shoot for fun in my 645, but now have found some of it sadly out of
date. I shot about 50 frames with my M8 instead, and even posted a new
casual portrait (that sunk without trace!) So I did go shoot.
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/104733063
I'm having a printing day instead and continue working on the Leica Users
Photo Album book I am editing. Also I have just got my Photoshop CS4 update
and am starting to learn the new tools  and doing some training on it.


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/

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Subject: RE: [Leica] What it the characteristic degradation of Fuji NPS 160?

Quoth the Geoff Hopkinson :

> Clayton, that's an interesting anecdote, but I'm not sure it is 
> applicable here. Experimenting with outdated pro film doesn't seem to 
> have any upside.

Geoff, 

That's only true if you're both absolutely certain that your imagination and
technical skills are capable of planning and executing the best possible
image in any circumstance, AND if you're correct in that certainty, such
that nothing unexpected could ever benefit you.  

Fortunately for me, I am absolutely certain I will never reach that level;
my problem is that from time to time I drift into acting, and shooting, as
though I have.  (Usually at that point my own work starts to bore me.)

> Every other outcome is worse. 

May you never lose that kind of certainty.

And may I never live long enough to have it.

Each to his own.  Go shoot.