Tony,
Despite protestations from others on the list concerning only processing
at industry standards
it is easy to reduce contrast on tranny film.
You do need to experiment but basically you need to overexpose and
underdevelop.
For a long time we used this technique to make duplicate transparencies
until we were able to purchase duplicating film for the job.
We used Ektachrome tungsten,overexposed by 2 stops and reduced the fist
dev time from 7 minutes to 5 minutes.
To stop anyone shouting what about the cross curves we used a different
filter pack to compensate.
this is a simple technique which works exceedingly well but you must
experiment.
All this talk of a film for scanning gives rise to the thought that the
manufacturers are probably looking at the rapid progress of digital
cameras and saying why bother !
I use a scan back on my Studio camera and the resulting digital files
are far superior to those produced on our drum scanner from any make of
film !
Smooth grain free images with zero noise in the shadow areas and perfect
colour balance at the capture stage with the very minimum of
rectification work needed in Photoshop.
Film still has portability on its side along with easy storage and long
life , but that WILL change .
Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Road,Ketley, Telford.Shropshire TF 15 DJ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.infocus-photography.co.uk
For Trannies and Negs from Digital Files
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Sleep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:21 PM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: orange mask
: On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:09:27 -0600 Henry Richardson
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
:
: > Along these same lines, would it be possible to produce a positive
film that
: > has characteristics better suited to scanning, e.g., lower contrast
and
: > maybe less density in the shadows?
:
: Must admit, I've often wondered why nobody makes a low contrast tranny
film, capable
: of more of the brightness range on sunny days. I suspect because they
are designed to
: recreate original scene brightness ratios when projected, and a
low-contrast film
: might capture more range but would look impossibly flat and dull.
:
: Regards
:
: Tony Sleep
: http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner
info &
: comparisons
