Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sometime around 12/19/99 4:22 AM, Andre Jean Quintal at megamax@abacom.com was heard to write: Andre; > --> In France, they swear by it. > Question: Does the image quality degrade at higher E.I.s? Of course. There is no free lunch. If you expect Kodachrome quality, you will be disappointed. But that's life. You will be amazed with what that film can do. Much more impressive than I would have thought. > Do you use a Kodak Gray card frame to calibrate a roll > for your film processor when using E.I. 3200 ? > If you step back a meter or so, at E. I. 3200, does the grain, > acutance, (loss of) color fidelity remain acceptable > or is it obscene, at 11" x 14" on glossy paper? No, I don't need pictures of gray cards. :-) I've always processed my own film, so I know what it's going to do. Find a good, consistent processor, and don't worry about it. This isn't wedding photography where the white dress has to match from print to print. - -- Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.neteze.com/ewelch "You can't cajole someone into loving you by simply being nice to be around." - Garrison Keillor - As heard on "A Prairie Home Companion"