Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks don On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:01:13 -0400, Don Dory <dorysrus@mindspring.com> wrote: > Mehrdad, > As you overexpose the typical pulling of film occurs: contrast drops, > shadow detail opens up, and highlight detail starts to block up. With > C-41 films you never completely lose your highlights, you just lose > detail. > > Another reason to overexpose is that apparent grain decreases. > > These effects work until about three stops over exposed, after that it > gets too dark to do much with the negative but get a very flat image. > > Overexposing increases apparent grain, reduces shadow detail, and > increases contrast if you try to fix the thin negative in PS unless you > use the multiply layers function. > > Hope this helps. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of kiakki > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:14 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] kodak tcn-c41 BW @ iso 200~400 > > what is the primary reasons to change the iso on this film and what is > the effect? would the same also apply to the kodak pro c41 bw film? > ----------------------------------------------------- > reagrds, mehrdad > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ----------------------------------------------------- reagrds, mehrdad