From: TERRY KING, 101522,2625
TO: Russell Cothren, INTERNET:rcothren@comp.uark.edu
DATE: 22/05/96 09:22
RE: Copy of: Black and White Trans. Film (scala)
Russell
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> I have some new film that is put out by agfa. It is called "SCALA".
> It is a black and white Transparencie film. It seems to have nice results
> from landscapes to portraits. I was thinking that this might be a preferred
> way of making larger negs for alt. printing and save a step. It is rated at
> ei 200, but can be pushed or pulled. Just a thought. It has just become
> available localy.
>
I tried Scala last year to find that at 200 it is as contrasty as colour
transparency film so if your subject has a brightness range of about three stops
then fine. To get a comparable range of tone to the old Dia Direct you have to
rate it at about 32. In other words pull by three or four stops. Dia Direct was
usually marketed at 32 but towards the end at 12.
Terry King