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Re: [OM] AGFA Scala BW SLIDE,

Subject: Re: [OM] AGFA Scala BW SLIDE,
From: Skip Williams <om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 11:12:21 -0500
Cc: SHartono@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
As John said, Scala is a great B&W film, but has a pretty narrow latitude for 
blowing highlights, as do most transarancy films.  It works best in 
lower-contrast situtations.  The tonality, as mentioned, is very nice, and the 
grain is moderately fine.  I probably shoot 5-10 rolls/year.

I use the NYC lab http://www.duggal.com for my processing.  They turn it around 
in about 2-3 days door-to-door from New Jersey.  I've also tried it from .dr5, 
but the contrast was very high and I won't send it back there.    I'd stick 
with either Duggal or the LA lab http://www.mainphoto.com in the US (there's 
also one in Miami).  According to Agfa, there is also one in Toronto 
http://www.magic.ca/tiw/.  I see no reason to use a lab that's not recommended 
by Agfa.

I've also tried the .dr5 process for some other Kodak and Ilford B&W films, but 
was underwhelmed vs. Scala; unless you NEED some sort of warm-tone slide.  I 
wouldn't go back there for anything but Mediumn Format B&W transparancies, in 
which case I'd use Tri-X, which is their premier film.

Skip


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>Subject: [OM] AGFA Scala BW SLIDE,
>   From: "Soegi Hartono" <SHartono@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 09:48:54 -0700
>     To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>        Hello Everyone,
>
>I am wondering if anyone could spare some experience on AGFA Scala BW SLIDE,
>I am told that the process is not every lab can do it, I live in vancouver
>canada and looking at the web site there's only in one place in toronto
>could do it.
>
>Thanks millions
>
>SG
>
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