Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/14

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Subject: [Leica] Sorry, more OT: Portra 800?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:31:26 -0400

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.
> 
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Replies: Reply from john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Sorry, more OT: Portra 800?)
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