From: Cactus Cowboy (photo@wir.net)
Date: 09/20/00-10:14:34 PM Z
Hello Richard,
My favorites? 4x5 Ilford HP5, Ilford Galerie, and Oriental Seagull. Why?
Because that's what I did all my Zone System testing with (back in 1982),
and it works for me. It's important to note that I haven't been shooting
4x5 B&W film or printing for the past 5 years. I may be in for a
surprise... are they still making HP5, Galerie, and Seagull? (I recently
learned that Kodak Super-XX is discontinued) :'-(. I was using Super-XX to
make in-camera color separations for 3-C gum prints... and I will again
since I still have a small stash of this precious film.
IMHO, it's more a matter of the photographer's skill. I'm sure we've all
seen lousy prints made on 'excellent' paper, and excellent prints made on
'lousy' paper.
Best regards,
Dave Rose AKA Cactus Cowboy
Big Wonderful Wyoming - lots of fresh snow in the mountains this morning.
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Maddox <slow_emulsions@yahoo.co.uk>
> --- As an experimental emulsion maker, a recent post
> by Richard Knoppow got me to wondering... Just Exactly
> what is our collective "All time Best" B/W Film &
> Paper Combination(s)? What I really want to know is
> which of all the various brands and types, do we as a
> group of "seasoned" users, fell represents the
> greatest material to have been put on the market, and
> why.
>
> We all know Photographic emulsions are different today
> than they were in the 70's ... but I have heard
> discussed a decline in Fine Print Quality as a result
> of these so called "Advances" in emulsion
> technology.... Any comments, either on or off, would
> be welcomed.
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