[Leica] looking for the "most" tonal range

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Richard,

ofr the chromogenivs I have got some good range and "sharpness" out of 
BW400CN.

Peter

Richard wrote:

> OK, I know medium format or larger will have much larger tonal range 
> than 35mm, but within the confine of 35mm film, I understand that 
> generally B&W has about 10 stops of range, where as slides has about 5-6 
> and negatives have about 7-8.
> 
> Questions:
> Assuming ISO100 or higher:
> - How about the chromogenic B&W? I presume since their structure is more 
> like color film, they have range similar to color film?
> - Among all the chromogenic B&W, which is has the most range and the 
> smoothest transition? Which one is the "sharpest" if there is are few 
> choices?
> - Same questions with "real" B&W: which has the most range and the 
> smoothest transition? Which one is the "sharpest" if there are a few 
> choices? Which developer? Which paper?
> 
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
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