Well, actually I have been having questions about large negative for a quite
while. Aside from the density issue, are there other issues (e.g.: grain
size)? I have run some test with lith film, and it seems to be able to give
me any (reasonable) range that I want depending on dilution of the developer
and developing time. So, is there any reason why people are searching or
trying different negatives? (This is just a question in neutral tone. I
didn't mean to say that they shouldn't).
Crawford in "Keepers of Light" says that with some many fine negatives
around, it is a shame that lith films are still used for making large
negative, but he does not explain what is wrong with using lith. Could
someone comment on this, especially if you are using lith film?
David S.
P.S.: I do realise that if one is making color separation negatives, he/she
has to use pan-chromatic materials. But other than color separtion, is there
any real reason not to use lith?