Re: slide vs neg

[P3D John Ohrt <johrt@xxxxxxx>]

P3D Eric Goldstein wrote:

> I don't know what you mean by "accurate," but color negative film can
> record a far greater (up to 6 stops greater) range of contrast than
> reversal film. The difficulty is then finding a medium which will
> support this dynamic range in viewable positive form... paper prints
> don't even come close, and if you're going to wind up with a film
> positive you may as well for all intents and purposes start with one!

You were doing great until the last sentence.  :-)

One of the best ways of displaying an enlarged negative is as a backlit
transparency.  So if contrast, resolution, and accuatance are your
concern, the best way to achieve a film positive is to enlarge/contact
print a film negative to a negative medium.

regards
--
John Ohrt,  Regina, SK, Canada
johrt@xxxxxxx



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