Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've just never heard nor experienced transparencies being sharper than negs. Is there a place on the internet I can read more about that? - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:04:03 +0000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sorry, more OT: Portra 800? > > In the 80s/90s for a given film speed (100asa or 400asa) C41 film was less > sharp when printed than E6 or B&W due to film thickness, has that changed > since then? > > john > ________________________________________ > > > Yes that's how it works as film speeds get faster the emulsions gets > thicker. A slower thinner film speed is going to be sharper. > But the 400 films of the 90's match closely the look in terms of grain and > sharpness the 100 speed films of the mid to late 70s when I first started > color printing. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information