Re: PHOTO: I've got the blues
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] PHOTO: I've got the blues
- From: I* E*
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 18:12:39 -0500
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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