Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had been told that BW400CN was unavailable too. In fact I bought a few rolls for old time's sake. But you are right there are some on Amazon. Be careful though. I saw one at roughly the standard price, but the shipping (from Germany) doubled the price - and they only have one left. Ilford XP2 is certainly a very plausible alternative. For a high contract comparison see: <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album230/album284/Camelot_120051010.jpg.html> and <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album230/album284/Camelot_2XP220051010.jpg.html> from a time I was comparing them. Peter On 26/02/2015 03:03, Sonny Carter wrote: > Kodak BW CN is still available. You can buy it from B&H, or Amazon. > > from my iPad > > Sonny Carter > >> On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> wrote: >> >> Kodak stopped making their chromogenic black and white film (what this is >> called) a few years ago but Ilford still makes XP2 which I've used this >> decade to shoot film. It's embarrassingly good. Its made of dye instead >> of >> silver but how would you know? You can be all into darkroom chemistry and >> developing and be lucky to approach it with regular black and white films >> rated at 400. It seems to have the grain and sharpness of 100 films. >> As far as archivalness goes regular black and white film seems to last >> forever with a bit of care and luck but color neg always had a bad rep. >> The reason was when you brought it back into the darkroom again to make >> another print from a neg you'd printed before you count often not match >> the >> preceding print. The various color layers faded not at the same rate so >> you'd get color crossover. And there was no way to make a real good print. >> This did not take years to take place but months and even weeks and some >> color custom printers have told me days but I didn't see it with my own >> eyes. >> >> XP2 only has one layer so if it fades a few percentage points you can just >> add some contrast and probably match a print you'd made with it was fresh. >> All my Xp2 I've shot for decades still looks good and I'd expect would >> print >> perfectly. Certainly scan perfectly. >> >> >>> On 2/25/15 8:11 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >>> >>> I can second that. Ilford and Kodak make b&w films for C41 processing >>> (WalMart, Walgreen etc.), and in my experience they scan better than >>> conventional negatives. A downside is that they are shorter-lived, but >>> in theory at least they are forever once scanned. Or, absent scanning, >>> as a long-time client of mine once said, at my age I don't buy green >>> bananas. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>>> On 2/25/2015 5:08 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>>> Have you checked Walgreen's? Most of them still run C41, and you show >>>> three >>>> stores in town. Check the one on Houston hwy, since it is close to UH. >>>> I >>>> don't love their scans (at least at mine) but they do a good job of >>>> processing, and I do lots of small prints up to 8x10 there. >>>> >>>> from my iPad >>>> >>>> Sonny Carter >>>> >>>>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:32 AM, Bill Clough <billclough042541 at >>>>> gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> USA >>>>> TEXAS >>>>> VICTORIA >>>>> 25 February 2015 >>>>> >>>>> Hi there-- >>>>> >>>>> Never occurred to me--until now--to look through the Leica M's >>>>> viewfinder after cataract surgery. To my surprise, I now can frame and >>>>> focus again. >>>>> >>>>> I have source for film but even the local drug stores no longer are >>>>> processing film. >>>>> >>>>> I still have the kinder man tanks but would like to avoid all that. >>>>> >>>>> I'm open to any suggestions about where 35mm film still is processed >>>>> professionally. >>>>> >>>>> Reply here are offline-- >>>>> >>>>> Thanks-- >>>>> >>>>> --Bill >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig