At 07:31 PM 11/24/2005, Scott Loveless wrote:
We're past due for a new poll, aren't' we? So what's your favorite
film, and why? Give us details, such as which films you use for what
subjects. Or do you use certain films with certain lenses or cameras?
Etc.
All the following are 35mm films:
Kodak Technical Pan - Developed in Technidol, for normal pictorial use. -
Its heightened sensitivity to deep red / near infrared gives it a special
look, as does it near-total lack of grain. Of course, it's discontinued.
Ilford XP2 - C-41 compatible, B&W negative film - extremely wide exposure
latitude with fine grain - scans well
Kodak Ektar 25 - Wonderful, extremely fine-grained color print film. It was
so good, they killed it off years ago!
Kodak Daylight-Balanced Slide Duplicating Film - Terrific to shoot
nighttime cityscapes with! - This was a special order product, in 100 ft
rolls. - This particular emulsion is also discontinued
Kodachrome 25 - Great color - Very good archival keeping properties - No
longer available.
Kodak Portra 160 NC - Nice accurate colors, wide exposure latitude, scans
well, very fine grain.
My absolute favorite films are discontinued. I'm left with Ilford XP-2 and
Kodak Portra 160 NC. I don't really have a favorite slide film anymore,
largely because I haven't shot any slide film in years. Of the two films
remaining, both can be processed to a negative by a local 1-hour lab. I can
then scan them myself for editing in my digital darkroom. That is, if I
decide to shoot film instead of digital -- which isn't too likely to happen
these days.
take care,
Glen
