Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographing x-ray film - how to?
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:58:10 -0500

At 12:13 PM 3/20/02 -0800, you wrote:
>This Saturday I will be photographing various x-ray sheets for a client on
>Agfa Scala 200 b&w slide film with my Leica R8 and appropriate lenses. The
>x-ray sheets will be lit via a standard x-ray viewbox. Since the light will
>be emitted from behind the film, incident readings are impossible. Thus,
>having to use reflected readings, I must be assured of perfect exposures and
>am not certain how. Can anyone herein provide suggestions as to obtaining
>correct metering? Thanks in advance!
>
>Terry


Terry -

This should be similar to making dupes with my R8 and the Beseler slide 
duplicator.  I just use the averaging meter (not spot) in the R8 and they 
come out perfectly.  With Scala and x-ray you won't have to worry about 
balancing color.  Just trust the R8 meter and it should be fine.

Tina


Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com
images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com


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