Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the info......I will be scanning a bunch of Royal Gold 25 negs tomorrow to see if there is a big difference. At 07:49 PM 3/29/98 -0500, TEAShea wrote: ><< I am just asking LUGgers if they have any experience in comparing the >quality of enlargements from both types of film snip >> > > >If you want to make enlargements, print film is better than slide film. >Negative film contains more "information" than slide film and handles contrast >better for enlargements. Good enlargments from a slide generally require the >use of an internegative (4" x 5") is best. This is to control contrast. >There are some papers that allow making an enlargment directly from the slide, >but the quality is not very good because of the contrast issue. The Cibachome >process also makes prints directly from slides but the colors are very >saturated and the prints are expensive. > >The best way to make prints is to use print film. > >Tom Shea > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/