Nice image, thanks for sharing! Just out of curiosity, was it the "old" Acros, or the new Across II?
If the former, do either of you, or anyone, have any experience with the new Acros II? I sadly didn't get much exposure (hah) to Acros before it was discontinued, and haven't tried Acros II yet, but I would love to hear from those who knew Acros well how the new stuff compares.
I am on a self-imposed film-purchasing ban until I clear out most of what is in my freezer, but I am chomping at the bit to buy more Acros for some reason!
I have no idea really... Oh wait a minute! Ah, checked the box (two rolls left) and it has a 2014 expiration date on it. I guess this must have been the older stuff.
Frankly, I find the subtle differences between various film types and versions doesn't matter as much as it once did, to me anyway. I know if I need to be ultra-picky about some aspect of my imaging needs that I should just switch to a digital camera where I have far, far more specific control of the medium and the resulting image. A good bit of my enjoyment of film is specifically for its inconsistency, defects, and rendering oddities. I've come to ignore manufacturer data sheets, the fine control of chemistry, and the subtle differences that develop in processing: I shoot at what I think is about the right ISO setting and process everything the same way (with only one exception) ... Then I hunt through my exposures with an eye to "what was I thinking of when I made the shot and which of these did the film/camera/processing conspire to give me something that either matches or that I like anyway..."
The other part of this new-me-photographer is that "I just don't care any more whether some specific exposure is going to work." I've come to the realization that there are an infinite number of photo opportunities out there, many of which I'll have the opportunity to try over and over again while most of which I'll never get the time or moment to attempt in the first place, and any specific attempt at some point in time is just another attempt that might or might not make it. I don't mean to say that I've dropped into being a haphazard photographer, only that I no longer presume that because I put the time in to see, focus, set exposure as properly as I can, etc ... that because of all that, I expect to be rewarded with a perfect photograph. It's no longer important to me... I enjoy doing the whole gambit, putting my all into it, whether it succeeds or not.
Obviously, I'm no longer shooting on assignment for people who DO care, or attempting to make a living from it. A different mindset...
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