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Subject: [Leica] Help wanted deciding which film to use...
From: durling at cox.net (Mike Durling)
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:57:50 -0500
References: <7ac27f4f1002180025h6148ad7la175ebcb05506839@mail.gmail.com>

In 35mm you would expect the FP4 to be smoother.  What is the light 
going to be like?  The FP4 examples looked to be mostly shot in flat 
light.  If the sun is out you are of course going to get more  
contrast.  You might develop a little more in flat light and less in 
harsh light.

Mike D

Richard Man wrote:
> Hi y'all. I am probably going to shoot Salton Sea this weekend with the
> XPan, and thus I need some advice re: film.
>
> This is TMAX-400, but in 6x7:
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/SaltonSea
> I will also have my Mamiya 7II with ~10 rolls of TMY-2.
>
>
> This is Tri-X
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/ThisNThat2010/
> Some are 35mm, some are XPan
> I like the tonality, but of course the grain is Tri-X, which I may go ahead
> and use anyway.
>
>
> This is FP4+, I tried it because it's ISO 125, which should be smoother 
> than
> Tri-X
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/FP4Test/
> It does seem smoother than Tri X but does the mid tones look a bit too...
> hmm.. something, just not as distinct as it could be?
>
> I may do both scan and digital print and darkroom print, any preferences?
>
>   


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