Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What would happen if I rated Superia 100/200 at 1600 ISO?
From: Jeffery Smith <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 15:08:33 -0500

I've never asked anyone to push 100 ISO film 5 stops. I wonder if it 
involves pulling the plug on the developer in mid-cycle.

JLS


At 10:04 AM 4/9/02, you wrote:
>Hi Leicaphiles,
>
>What would happen to the grain, tonality, and contrast if I rated Superia 
>100/200 at 1600 ISO to push it about 4-5 stops? This would probably be 
>more of an artistic/photojournalist experiment if people disrecommend this 
>approach for normal use. I would suspect based on very little prior 
>experience rating Tri-X at 1600 speed that I would have a more avant-garde 
>or eerie look with higher contrast and ability to handhold higher shutter 
>speeds in lower light which show up into the negative prints?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Alfie
>
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