On Monday, January 21, 2002, at 01:04 PM, Mike Johnston wrote: > Very skilled > guy--he made Tech Pan look almost as good as an ordinary full-range > panchromatic pictorial film. Otherwise, my advice is, pick an normal > film > and improve your technique. Tech Pan ain't no magic bullet.
Mike...what would be the point of making Tech Pan look just like everything else? Reminds me of a gag in The Great Muppet Caper -- Fozzie's in a fancy restaurant, pouring sugar into his champagne glass, because "if you put enough sugar in this stuff it tastes just like ginger ale!" I like Tech Pan with a deep red filter, shot around ISO 100 and processed in Rodinal. It's contrasty, but very smooth, and with an odd look to it that is very hard to describe. I like Technical Pan in the same way that I like infrared films. IR is (if you ask me) frequently used as a gimmick to gussy up what would otherwise be a boring image. I've seen some striking IR images (one that sticks in my mind belonged to PDML's own Glenn), and I've seen a lot of...well...dull scenery. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
