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Subject: [Leica] Re: Lenses and grain
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sun Jun 12 18:47:08 2005
References: <200506122118.j5CLFqRF025650@server1.waverley.reid.org> <002f01c56fb5$dd562060$3ba8ea04@oemcomputer> <9cb8cd46a17b6392601ac570ee12dcde@earthlink.net>

 From looking at your past shots, I'd say you're 1.5 to 2 stops under  
exposed. If it's a stylistic decision, then never mind.

Slobodan Dimitrov
Studio G-8, AGCC
http://sdimitrovphoto.com



On Jun 12, 2005, at 6:27 PM, Feli wrote:

> On Jun 12, 2005, at 6:18 PM, Montie Talbert wrote:
>
>> Feli, assuming your conclusion is based on one scene shot on one  
>> roll with the same exposure for all three lenses, then you may be  
>> right about the higher contrast
>> fingerprint.  I don't own the current cron but I've read  the  
>> contrast is higher. If that's true it would certainly  stand to  
>> reason that, under enlargement, the "appearance  of grain" would  
>> be greater.
>> Montie
>>
>
> The light out here in sunny California is very consistent. The vast  
> majority of my shots
> are taken at f16@1/500th on Tri-X (400asa). Soup is always the same.
>
> I think you are right, it would be interesting to take a sequence  
> of test frames on the same
> roll. I'll give that a try and we'll see what happens.
>
> feli
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In reply to: Message from montoid at earthlink.net (Montie Talbert) ([Leica] Re: Lenses and grain)
Message from feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli) ([Leica] Re: Lenses and grain)