Re: Re: reversal film

[Dgling@xxxxxxx]

Thanks for explaining the backdrops of various color slide film R&D.  It is
very informative and educational.

I have been using Velvia mostly because to me, it offers a sparkle of color
that makes its pictures jump out just a little more, much like springling some
colorful sparkles onto a chocolate cake.  But when I used it at the southern
tip of Chile, it was a disaster.  Would you suggest I either use Astia or Agfa
chrome then?

I have not tried Agfa chrome film yet, and I would like to.  What is Agfa R2
film?

Thanks in advance.

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In a message dated 3/3/99 7:26:19 AM, you wrote:
>
>In that vein, I speak of Salt Lake City as some far off undeveloped land.  I
>can make the same claims about carrying baggage, camefras, exposed film and
>extra, unesposed film acrosstheparking lot to my van; and I'm still
>uncomfortable until the slides comeback to me and Ihave them in their little
>slide pages.
>
>What I implied, and maybe some ofthe european pano photographers can
>contribute to this, is how advanced the European photography processes are
>and they shave film made in limited supply because ofthe particular
>environment that is different that our wide open skies.
>
>The urban looking, clear coupler ofthe Agfa R 2  that was shown in an early
>issue of Shutterbug was of a quality that was deep, rich and intimate of a
>type of light and life style we rarely enjoy here inour country where
>openness and light is the current mode.
>
>Our films which have oxidizers to restrain different saturations as the
>emulsion is developed is very accurate and velvia is simply a richly
>sensitive film.  The latter works well in situations where the sky is often
>cloudy and sunshine is a commodity that doesn't raise exposure diversities
>more than one and a half stop.
>
>I climbed and skiied in the Alps, and there's nothing to compare with the
>range of light in theTtitons; and our dessert landscapes evenurban scenes of
>vacant lots expose the light upon the subject far brighter than in Europe.
>
>My father had a bag of film stolen in Italy because of the XRay proof bag,
>film was returned by mail when they 'found his film,' unexpectedly.
>
>I'm not claiming there's any difference indevelopment, just that carrying
>one more 'thing' is less attractive to me, in my experience, I'd recommend
>buying film on the road -- as PART of the adventure.
>
>We can go on about film choices, personal choices and maybe,just maybe the
>members of thislist willhear of a personal opinion, change their habit or
>try one; and it may be just what they always wanted.  After all, there is no
>one perfect fix for every occasion.
>
>Does anybody know about the Agfa R 2 film?
>
>Steve