[LargeFormat] Kodak Film Changes!

[Les Newcomer]

Also the characteristic curves of TMX 400 and 100 are very different. I 
often choose which one for that more than the speed.

Of course more often I choose which one by what's in stock at the local 
before I leave..


On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 02:30 PM, Charles Thorsten wrote:

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> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Kodak Film Changes!
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>> But leaving aside the question of whether anything you read in a 
>> magazine
> is
>> as instructive as trying it yourself, what is the difference between 
>> grain
>> and granularity and why does it matter on a large format negative?  
>> 35mm
> is
>> another country altogether and 120 is a great improvement for
>> grain/resolution but 5x4? If the camera is on a tripod you might as 
>> well
> use
>> a slow emulsion; handheld is different of course.
>
> Actually I like having a slightly faster film when shooting
> large format 4x5.  When the lens is at f/32 or f/45, shutter
> speeds end up very slow.  A persistant breeze can turn a
> magnificent landscape into a blurry abstract very quickly
> if you photograph with trees and flowers in the scene.  If
> a faster film gives me 1/8 sec instead of 1/2 sec, it can
> make all the difference in the world.  The grain of Tri-X
> or HP5 in 4x5 doesn't make much of a difference to me.
>
> Just my own opinion, of course.
>
> -Charlie
>  cthorsten@earthlink.net
>
>
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