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from Brian C. Miller (brian.c.miller@gte.net)
Try Ilford Universal 400, and shot with a wide-angle lens, like 28mm. When you go to make the print, just enlarge the center part of the image, and it will look normal.

I make my favorite grainy images with an Olympus Pen-F camera, which makes a "half-frame" negative. Enlarging the image to 8x10 produces a beautiful grainy picture, sharp in focus yet soft from grain.

Another avenue is to use a Minox. I think there is one model for about $300. Or you can buy a used model. If you go this route, there are many support groups, and there is information on how to make a well-developed roll of negatives, in case you want to develop the film yourself.

(posted 8670 days ago)

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