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Re: [Digital BW] Finest grain film and also Infra-Red

2005-07-08 by Scott McLoughlin

Efke 25?

http://www.dr5.com/efke25.html
http://www.jandcphotography.com/

I've been shooting some Delta 100 lately and, well, so far so good.

Scott

Richard Smallfield wrote:

> Hi,
> what with the demise of Tech Pan and APX 25, I wondered what people 
> think the finest grained film is. I love the optics of 35mm cameras 
> and would like to still be able to shoot something like APX 25 if it 
> existed.
>
> I think the finest grained films are Delta 100 or maybe Pan F Plus. 
> But how about Velvia desaturated? Or what about the small makers - are 
> there any emulsion made for example in Eastern Europe that are filling 
> the gap in slow films that digital has left?
>
> Secondly I'd be interested in people thought about shooting infra-red 
> in digital as opposed to Kodak High Speed Infrared film.
>
> You have to use a mighty slow exposure to shoot through an Infrared 
> filter - though this is useful when one wants a slow exposure. And 
> grass, for example, can become totally washed out and devoid of any 
> detail. I have not got the results shooting digitally that I see in my 
> Charlie Waite book. (BTW, if anyone has not seen his work, try 
> Googleing him - he's one of the best.)
>
> I eagerly await your thoughts.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Richard
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