Re: Scala tangent

Edward Meyers (aghalide@panix.com)
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:28:15 -0500 (EST)

On Fri, 31 Jan 1997, Tom Ferguson wrote:

> I spoke too soon in praising Scala for the original step in making enlarged
> negatives. My first two attemps were still lifes with very low contrast (I
> often shot in very soft light, then over develop the film to bring the
> contrast up. Often much nicer that using "hard" light). The results
> looked REAL good. But when I shot even moderately contrasty scenes, ..
> Well, Terry is right (it is contrasty stuff. I can throw these negs
> away.). Unfortuanetly in Southern California, the only lab that processes
> this stuff will only do a 1 stop pull. I'm disapointed, and didn't want
> anyone else to take my original comments and run with them.
>
> tomf2468@pipeline.com
>
>
> >My own experience is that if you pull Scala by five stops you get a
> >reasonably good image with a good range of tones.
> >
> >At its rated speed it is unacceptably contrasty.
> >
> >I suggest rating it ASA 32.
> >
> >This may ring a few bells.
> >
> >Terry King
>
>
>
Did anyone ever try shooting Agfapan 100 negative film and
processing it in the Kodak B&W reversal processing kit? Or
even shooting T-Max 100 and doing same? Ed Meyers