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Subject: [OM] Re: ( OM ) B&W film for low contrast
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:38:29 +0100
Brian

I should stick with Pan F.  FP4 is 125 and is pretty fine-grained, but 
HP5 is 400 and is attractively grainy.

Chris

On 1 Jul 2004, at 22:44, Brian Swale wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I am about to do some B&W shooting of mainly things outdoors, but I may
> also copy some colour illustrations in B&W - all for a book that will 
> have only
> B&W illustrations as a cost saver, vs colour which is horribly 
> expensive.
>
>
snip
> And fine grain will be mandatory. I do not want grain to show at all 
> if possible.
>
> The question - what film will be best.
>
> I have Ilford Pad F in the camera at the moment (asa 50) and have just
> bought a roll of Ilford HP5 - asa 125.
>
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