unBob Rosen <afterswift@xxxxxx> writes: > Dear Colleagues, > > Sally Mack wrote: > >> For those of you who use film, what do you use and why? What are >> your favored shooting conditions and subjects? Have you tried a >> film that you especially disliked? Why? >> > When I shoot 35mm b&w I prefer the following: > > TMAX 3200 (although recently I've used Ilford 3200) In both cases I > use them at an EI of 1600. I develop them in Rodinal. I find TMAX's > grain structure nicer, although the Ilford emulsion isn't too bad. I find I have a strong preference for the Ilford; the TMAX is just flat somehow. However, I'm not developing either myself. > FP4+ again, developed in Rodinal (hey -- I develop *everything* in > Rodinal). I like the look of this film and it's pretty forgiving. I shot 100 feet of that once, back in the 1970s. Most hated film I ever saw. I'm actually really impressed with the Ilford XP2 Super (after having a really bad experience with the original XP, back in the 1980s). -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
