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Old 06-07-10, 20:02
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T-max 3200 is an incredible film, you can push it to 25600 ISO (a 3 stop push!). The photo you linked was made using software to simulate film grain. A real Ilford 3200 image looks like this: http://dickyjphotography.files.wordp...73807d56-1.jpg The grain is very heavy, accentuated by the developer which the author (not me) says is D-76 which isn't the best developer for achieving the fines possible grain.

I'm sure you'll like either film, they can make for very interesting photos and are certainly far more subtle than a flashgun. With a fast prime lens like an f1.8 you can photograph very low light scenes indeed. In fact a 50mm Rokkor would be an ideal purchase for you.

The age is never a problem with these cameras, they are very well made (the fact they still work perfectly is evidence enough!)

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