There was an Agfa 400 slide film as well, if memory serves. I remember using
it in low light, and my hazy recollection is that it registered in two
colours - brown and purple - with massively evident grain. Not sure whether
I kept any of those slides; the only ones I can recall are along the River
Ness in Inverness a bit past sunset.
Michael
On 11/24/08 2:41 PM, "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> It was a great film, both the old 50 and then 64. It reproduces shaadow
> detail in browns, as in a landscape, with great warmth. Sadly missed.
>
> Bill Pearce
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> From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>
>>> Sounds like these films had similar characteristics to the old CT-18
>>> Agfa
>>> films, although I don't remember them that way.
>>
>> I don't know about that. My only experience with Agfa films was actually
>> pretty limited. I shot a few rolls of Agfa 50. It had extremely high
>> acutance and held shadow detail better than any slide film I've ever
>> encountered. But the grain was a bit "in your face"--even at ISO 50.
>>
>> AG
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