Re: Large Negatives
Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@mailserv.nbnet.nb.ca)
Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:49:33 -0400
At 2:25 PM 97/02/18, Eric J. Neilsen wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Luis Nadeau wrote:
>
>> At 10:43 PM -0700 97/02/06, Eric J. Neilsen wrote:
>> >On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Michael Boses wrote:
>>
>> >Micheal, Kodak's 4127 can (could) be purchased in rolls. It did however
>> >require an investment of some $8000.00 US dollars. It is very similar to
>> >4125 Pro Copy film.
>>
>> Not in my experience. Most films are designed to have their contrast
>> adjusted considerably through development. 4125 Professional Copy is the
>> only exception I know of. It behaves very differently from 4127.
>
>Luis and Micheal, While it is true 4125 does behave differently than
>does 4127 in some respects, most notably expands due to exposure, both
>have simalar grain and sharpness, both have the same base, both have
>excellent tooth for pencil retouch, and both work well with HC110. And
>they are both getting harder acquire in large sizes. 4127 will expand
>nicely during development. They are more alike than different, certainly
>if you match the right positive to the right film, you could not tell them
>apart,save for the notch code.
With silver and carbon printing I can. As straight copy films the
difference is like day in night.
In my experience of course.
Luis Nadeau
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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