Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I've used virtually every developer I could find, including some made from scratch, I always find my self back coming to D76 1:1, or straight. The Leica meter is essentially a spot meter. While not a one degree spot, it is a partial spot meter. When I used to shot with the R system, I tested their spot meters, along that of my M6, against my digital Honeywell spot meter. The meter was serviced by George Milton, so I knew that it was dead on. The leica meters matched the Honeywell just about dead-on. I meter for the shadows at 200ISO, and maybe close down 1 stop. Then I pull my processing around 25%. That would make a 12 minute development time something around 10 minutes. I use steel tanks for development. Those create another issue, that of raising the temperature another couple of degrees, from one's hand temperature, and if not water jacketed. That will off set the time adjustment. Some shooters that I know have had better luck with filtration at hight altitudes, along with metering for the shadows. Adams covers that in one of his books, with sample exposures. With my digital, I still use their in camera version of exposure compensation, due to the bright glare of the ocean, or an industrial site. Concrete and open dirt can really test one's metering abilities. sd On Jan 11, 2009, at 10:56 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > LUG: > This trip I've decided to take only Leicas - my two M8's and one > M7. I'm going to take B&W film and try to think in B&W again. I'm > also taking my Noctilux which I love but have never been able to > use with my M8's, so I'm looking forward to using that. I am > worried about the high contrast that I'll run into in the Andes. > When I was in Bolivia, the shadows were so black, I'm still trying > to work with those photos. > > Slobodan, you suggested Neopan for blocked shadows. What developer > do you use? Dilutions, temperatures and times? I use a Jobo so any > suggestions you have for developing for film that will be scanned > would be greatly appreciated. > > TIA, > > Tina > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information