madNbad wrote:
A mix of Delta 100 & 400 would be a good start. I used Delta for a while and liked it. Then decided to go to some of the older emulations for a while.
Yea, probably not a bad choice.
Shooting Delta 400 and Tri-X alongside as we speak, will probably develop them next weekend, compare the images, and then decide.
I already shot some Tri-X 400 and HP5, none of which will become my daily driver I realised.. I want something that looks a bit more "classy" / elegant than HP5, and Tri-X 400.. I don't know - it just isn't for me I think, at least not as the one film I'd use primarily. Also it's really expensive.
Regarding a ISO 100 film I think I'll just wait until there's actually more light outside, and then do a shootout between the Ilfords and Acros II.
My wife and I were in Paris in late October. First off, France and Oregon are at the same latitude, as were the same cr@ppy gray skies. I didn’t bring any film with me because of the CT scanners and the clerk at Nation Photo said they didn’t have any B&W until I asked about the TMax 100 that was on the shelf. It was what I had and did my best to make it work. My Retina IIa started breaking film after about six roll but there were still some good images. The Reveni cube meter worked fine. When we were back in the US, I bought a Gossen Digisix for those times when incident metering would be preferable.
Nation Photo, Paris
Kodak Retina IIa, TMax 100, Adox XT-3
jackalooope wrote:
Love the dreamy rendering. I wonder how did you expose for this shot?
Initial incident meter reading was for 1/15 at f/16, which translates to 12s at f200. 4 stop ND filter and reciprocity failure for T-Max 100 resulted in a final exposure of 6.5 minutes. I used a Sekonic L-408 for the initial reading and the 'Light Meter' Android app for the f-stop, ND filter and reciprocity calculations.
OregonSun wrote:
Initial incident meter reading was for 1/15 at f/16, which translates to 12s at f200. 4 stop ND filter and reciprocity failure for T-Max 100 resulted in a final exposure of 6.5 minutes. I used a Sekonic L-408 for the initial reading and the 'Light Meter' Android app for the f-stop, ND filter and reciprocity calculations.
lifeandmylens wrote:
I really like the softness of the 35 lux (pre a) wide open. M7 + 500T
I have to say...generally, I find the glow from that lens too-too. But your photos with it really show how the glow can be used to a creative effect that is very appealing.
Still gauging the advantages of medium format, it’s far more detailed indeed but on tablets and phone screens it’s not always obvious. It surely could be cropped And retain enough details, it’s one thing already. It might be the same conundrum with digital medium format.
Sometimes though even at 3.5 with a subject close enough I see that medium format look.
