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Subject: [Leica] PESO: Two Track Mind
From: jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:32:20 -0400
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Arista Premium 400.
Made by a "US manufacturer".  
When I asked about it several years ago (for processing as a DR5 slide),
they said to treat it as Tri-X. 
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/192364-Arista-Premium-BandW-400-ISO-35mm-x-36-
exp.


Not bad for $2.19 a 36-exposure roll!

J



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Meier
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:59 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Two Track Mind

Jim,

Which Freestyle film is their version of Tri-X?

Bob

On Aug 17, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> I think a lot has to do with the light as well.  When I shoot in  
> bright
> light with plus-X or tri-X, the contrast levels run very high.   
> Efke seems
> to tame that better, with better skin tone tonality.
>
> Since there's no low-light level alternative for Efke (it stops at  
> 100 ISO
> before pushing), I'd stick with Tri-X.  Also, the Freestyle private  
> label
> version of Tri-X is about half the price of Efke.
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Bob
> Adler
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:13 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Two Track Mind
>
> Hi Jim.
> I like your Tri-X images much better than your Efke images. They  
> (the Tri-X)
> images have much greater shadow detail.
> Just my opinion.
> Best,
> Bob
>  Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jim Shulman <jshul at comcast.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:08:02 AM
> Subject: [Leica] PESO: Two Track Mind
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/two+track+mind+sm.jpg.html
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>
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> Leica M3, Tri-X, Summilux 50
>
>
>
> Jim Shulman
>
> Wynnewood, PA
>
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