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Subject: [OM] Re: Fast B&W film?
From: Earl Dunbar <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:53:29 -0400
Pan F Plus?  Frozen stocks of APX 25?

Earl

Walt Wayman wrote:

>Add another devilish voice to the din.  With nine cases of gear already, 
>what's one more itsy-bitsy OM body?  And I've been shooting Tri-X since Moby 
>Dick was a minnow.  The only B&W film I think is better is Plus-X, and only by 
>a little bit.
>
>Walt
>
>--
>"Anything more than 500 yards from 
>the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
>Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: "R. Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>
>>On Jul 12, 2005, at 3:54 PM, Earl Dunbar wrote:
>>
>>    
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>>>I really don't think you can beat Tri-X, but then I haven't played  
>>>much
>>>with HP5 Plus, APX 400 or Neopan.  I've seen some shots on
>>>rangefinderforum.com of Tri-X pushed to ridiculous ISOs that really
>>>impressed me, so it's flexible.
>>>      
>>>
>>I've always enjoyed shooting Tri-X. My first newspaper job was at a  
>>place where they used to bulk load HP5 for me all the time and when  
>>I'd occasionally shoot some of my own Tri-X I'd get comments on how  
>>good my shots looked that week. I just get nervous about always  
>>reaching for the old standby these days. I'm always sure someone will  
>>tell me about some new wonderfilm I'm an idiot for not using. ;-)
>>
>>    
>>
>>>That said... WHAT'S ONE MORE BODY?  Take the OM-2n too ... it's small!
>>>      
>>>
>>You're the voice of the Devil. ;-)
>>
>>    
>>
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