Re: [Leica] A trip

["Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>]

Art Peterson wrote:

>     slides have advanced, and now I'd like to try some prints again.  So
>     my question for Mr. Wulff, or any other group members who may know
>     about this, is what is the best process/technology/etc. to specify in
>     order to get prints matching as closely as possible the transparencies
>     from which they were made?  Thanks much for any help.

Actually, I will be making prints from my 120 negs, and not from the
slides. I find that there are few Velvia slides that benefit from the
inevitable contrast increase that any print-from-slides process produces. I
like Ilfochrome, but to get the best results, I like to shoot for that
process. A film like Provia or better yet K25 produces better results in my
eyes, and if I know that the picture will wind up as an Ilfochrome print, I
pay more attention to contrast range, and often will give 1/3 stop more
exposure. This is, of course, personal. Occasionally I use internegs, and
can get quite good results from my local lab, which has greater concern for
technical quality than most, but this is usually a desperate measure to try
to save something, rather than intentional from the start. Standard type
'R' prints are atrocious in most cases.

Ilfochrome prints are a lot more fade resistant than most other prints, and
when  made from slides shot on high acutance film will produce amazing
results from 35mm. Just don't compare them to larger format prints of long
tonal range subjects.

In any case, I try to use the right film for whatever purpose. 120 negative
film behind good lenses will allow me to make prints that I can't produce
with 35mm slide film, so I use different film in each camera (and naturally
wind up taking a lot of equipment with me, and developing a strong or sore
back on alternate days :-).


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