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Re: slide vs neg

  • From: P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: slide vs neg
  • Date: Tue, 22 Apr 97 12:27:57 PDT
> I think a paper positive's about 10:1, a chrome's about 100:1, and a
> film negatives well over 1000:1.

To put this in more common everyday user's terms, one recalls that
with slides one must be much more "accurate" in one's exposure setting
while with negatives one can be much "sloppier", especially on the
over-exposure side.  

This translates into the contrast ratio numbers above. Right?

Mike K.


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