>> Austin writes: >> >> > Have you measured your transparencies to see >> > exactly what you are achieving for density >> > ratio numbers? >> >> No. How would I measure it? Don't I need fancy equipment for that? > >Pretty simply actually. Take a particular type of film you are using. >Unroll a part of it and expose it to full light. Then have it developed, >and have the film density read. The exposed part will be one end of the >scale, and the unexposed part the other. If you want, put the clips in an >envelope and send them to me and I'll measure them for you. You can to it >at the beginning of a roll, simply by pulling out N frames...then rolling >them back in, and advancing the camera N+ frames, so you have some exposed >and unexposed section. That will only give you the end points. If you have a slide copy attachment (macro lens and film holder), you can dupe a grayscale slide like the Stouffer. Or photograph a gray or white card and vary the exposure in half stops. When you scan this gray test film, turn off scanner auto exposure. Mike Duncan
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