Re: Processing 4x5 sheet film

John Rudiak (wizard@laplaza.org)
Tue, 30 Jul 1996 09:02:50 -0600 (MDT)

On Mon, 29 Jul 1996, Luis Nadeau wrote:

> ..
>
> Kodak Professional Copy Film has one unique and very important
> characteristic that is little known to many.
>
> As far as I know this is the only film specifically designed to vary its
> contrast according to the *exposure* it receives. To a lesser degree you
> can vary its contrast by changing the development time.
>
> In one test case, a one-stop "over"exposure resulted in a contrast range
> going from 1.05 to 1.25
>
> This explains at least in part why so many people have never been able to
> tame this film.
>
>
> Luis Nadeau
> awef6t@MIS.CA (new address)
> Months in the lab will save you hours at the library.
>

It is also, as far as I know, the only film designed specifically for
copying continuous tone originals, with a reshaped film curve shoulder
that lessens the possibility of the highlight values packing up. This is
why I use this film exclusively for making enlarged negatives.

John>