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:ROTFL:to try only one film and say if it isn't for you if it doesn't work out and you'll go back to digital is beneath you! bring out the goat and i'll put on my stilettos, grab my braided Luigi strap, and.... she says in her best dominatrix voice
Hi Helen - that first shot especially is wonderful - Arista Premium is . . . . what? I don't think you get it in the UK.Just tried DDX this weekend w/ Arista Premium and LOVE IT....
its half the time of Rodinal w/ Truly Lovely results
Two from Yesterday M2 /50 Lux
Delta 3200 CAM is LOVELY BTW....
HI ThomasWhy not start with a couple of rolls of Ilford XP2 and let someone else worry about developing it. Any 1-hour lab should be able to develop this film. I've used it in the past and always liked the results. Just picked up two rolls yesterday to try it out again.
-Thomas
Hi Johnjono:
you would love the cloud effects on tri-x shot at iso 200 and with the yellow #15 (i think) filter
:ROTFL:
Well - you're right BUT - I stick to my point . . . what do I want with black and white film? Especially with fast black and white film, I simply don't live in an environment where it's going to be useful.
... (although how we ever get anything to 20C in this house is a bit of a mystery!).
68 Degree F which I wish was my problem here in Texas...lots and lots ofWhat does that mean???
Hi Helen - that first shot especially is wonderful - Arista Premium is . . . . what? I don't think you get it in the UK.
Hi BobI am not convinced of that...I prefer very slow film for 35. TriX in 120.
However take a look at the following site...http://www.geebeephoto.com/
Many Leica landscapes and churches done in BW. He has added other color and digital cameras but I think that his BW Leica work is wonderful.
Bob
Let's both thank Bob for the Centigrade clarification! it's cold here, especially after dark, and our house was built in 1690 . . .it's rather drafty!Not Helen, but to answer your question:
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/arista_premium.php
Mail order is possible.
Arista started out as product made at an old Ilford factory that was closed and sold off. May still be, don't know. Early tests of Arista film showed no significant difference between it and similar ISO rated Ilford film. That was, umm, 15+ years ago.
I used to buy Arista ISO 100 and 400 film in 100-ft rolls, bulk load into 35mm cans, labeled it ISO 3200 so that I could pass my film around the x-ray machines at airport security.
I don't suppose Arista is still built in the old Ilford factory (these days it's a supermarket!).