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Re: [OM] Re: Moonrise, Hernandez (was "Best six dollars" etc.)

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Moonrise, Hernandez (was "Best six dollars" etc.)
From: gma <gma@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 08:01:21 -0800
Matthias;

Iagree with this in principle, but ...

Matthias Wilke wrote:
> 
> Hello Joel,
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> >I really think it is very difficult to achieve fine art quality B&W in the
> >35mm format, at least when your main favored subjects are landscapes.  I
> >didn't have the dough to make the leap to MF, so I just stayed with slides.
> 
> I think that the advantage of the medium format is greater in colour slides
> than in black and white. If you extend the 35mm format, the results in
> black and white can be great, for example if you use modern films with
> t-crystals or the kodak technical pan as picture film (there are special
> developers to achieve pictures from this document film). The technical pan
> is not available for medium format, I think.


Kodak Tech Pan is available in both 120 rolls and 4x5 sheets.

George


> Then for landscapes you should
> use a tripod and middle apertures for both 35mm and medium format. The
> results of the two formats can be very similar then, but have you ever seen
> a slide show in medium format? You may think you stay in the scene.
> Matthias
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