L Palette Posted January 27, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 27, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am new to photography, having bought my first Canon 10 QD (35mm) back in 1987, for casual shots. Then a year ago I was determined to “get into” making pretty pictures so I bought an EOS 1 and subsequently a Canon EOS 1V and a decent zoom. 2 months ago, I was either going to buy a medium format, or an old Leica. Ended up with a plain old IIIf BD, and then an Elmar 50 1:2.8. Well I have made some pretty pics in between, but none that won any awards. However, the clarity from the second roll from the Leica IIIf was very impressive. I haven’t put the body and the lens thru a CLA, but the results are mind boggling. The first roll was somewhat of a disaster because the film was not loaded properly. I then discovered that the pick-up spool will have to be pushed in with a bit of force in order for the sprocket to “catch” the film. I have yet to try B&W. Any suggestion on a brand? Processing will be thru Costco since I haven’t yet been introduced to a pro lab here in Honolulu, Hawaii. Although I am sure there are pro labs here. Thanks for reading and all your comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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echorec Posted January 27, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 27, 2009 Nice pictures and welcome to the forum and the Leica world! I think your first roll of B&W should be Kodak Tri-X. A lovely "classic" looking film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted January 27, 2009 Share #3 Posted January 27, 2009 Welcome in board, living in Hawaï you will be satisfied with Kodak T max 100 professional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 27, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 27, 2009 I have yet to try B&W. Any suggestion on a brand? Processing will be thru Costco since I haven’t yet been introduced to a pro lab here in Honolulu. You might try either Ilford XP2 or Kodak 400CN. I prefer XP2, but they are both very nice and are a match for Tri-X, IN(H)O. One reason for these two is that they are processed in C41 - the same as colour negative film. Your Costco probably does C41 - but may (probably) not do the process for Tri-X and other silver-based B&W. There are other reasons to consider these films, since they are sharp, smooth toned and very fine grained. Forgetting processing ease, they are excellent films that are close to universal. This is an easy entry for B&W, and if you like it, you can stay with it and produce technically very fine pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Palette Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted January 27, 2009 Thank you so much for all your warm welcome and thoughtful suggestions. If I have the courage again I will post some B&W pics with your film recommendations. ALOHA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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