Re: PHOTO: I've got the blues


From: Imre Eifert <ieifert@mail.utexas.edu>

I have used Agfa when I was photographing gentians in the Alps. The various
shades of blue turned out so true to color that one could tell the species
apart by the color alone. I have never tried the film again although it is
available here.
Imre Eifert, Austin, TX, zone 8

At 09:39 AM 5/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
>
>I've been told that Fuji film gives better blue and greens while Kodak film
>is best for warm colours.  At our rock garden society meeting a few months
>ago, one speaker who specializes in gentians showed the photos of the same
>flower using different film.  While Fuji is indeed better than Kodak in
>capturing blue, the film he recommends is German -- Acfa.  It was by far
>superior to Fuji.  I have not yet found a local source for it.  Our camera
>specialty store doesn't carry it.
>
>Maureen Mark
>m*@ottawa.com
>Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)



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