Re: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2004-01-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: little experiment. These shots were shot handheld (and leaning against poles/church pews etc in place of a tripod) using only available light, in a dark church with a 135mm prime lens, and T400cn film. Not what I would refer to as my best

Re: Q: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2003-12-31 Thread brooksdj
and this may add to the grain,but for band shots grain is good:-) Hi! So, finally here is the question g: what is better: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600 scanned and turned b/w digitally? One last detail, the resulting shots are going to be 4x6 unless I

Re: Q: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2003-12-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Dec 2003 at 10:34, Boris Liberman wrote: So, finally here is the question g: what is better: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600 scanned and turned b/w digitally? I'd go with the TMZ or Delta 3200, shoot it at 1600 (one stop push) and it will provide a pretty usable contrast range

Re: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2003-12-31 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Boris, I recently did exactly what you are planning and experimented at a friends wedding, knowing that they had already hired another photographer for their formal shots. I decided to have a play and used Fuji Press Pro 800. The resulting grain was a pain in the butt. It wasn't significant

Re: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2003-12-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't recommend shooting anything for a wedding with film faster than 400 unless you are going for a REALLY artsy look ...or unless you're shooting medium format. ;-) It recently occurred to me that this is probably the real reason digital

RE: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2003-12-31 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't recommend shooting anything for a wedding with film faster than 400 unless you are going for a REALLY artsy look ...or unless you're shooting medium

Re: Q: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2003-12-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3200 (proper B/W film) or Fuji Press Pro 1600 (color C-41). I used Fuji to shoot basketball and was satisfied. However it is color. So, finally here is the question g: what is better: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600 scanned and turned b/w digitally? I shoot Fuji 1600, but even

Re: Q: Kodak TMAX 3200 or Fuji Press Pro 1600

2003-12-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! In my experience, TMAX 3200 is liable to show grain aliasing when scanned even at 2900dpi. If you use it, I would recommend scanning it at significantly higher dpi. Grain aliasing is when the size spacing of film grain is close to the size spacing of the CCD sensor, which causes