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Posted by eric jorgensen on October 05, 1999 at 18:51:05:
In Reply to: Re: Very dark slides: Confused posted by J. Ramón Palacios on October 05, 1999 at 12:20:41:
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: : : : : I shot a load of 1600 ASA film on 400 ASA, they have
come back real dark after processing, Is there any way they can
be printed more clearly?
: : : : Response:
: : : : You have used two full f/stops more, I would imagine it
would be very difficult. Although highly dependant on film
latitude, one f/stop is manageable, two may be too much.
: : : : Sorry. Shoot again.
: : : (Sorry, same response, but in the previous one the link was
misspelled).
: : If you shot 1600 ASA film at 400 ASA settings, the slides would tend to be be overexposed and not too dark, but too light. If you shoot 400 ASA film at 1600 ASA settings the slides would be underexposed (dark) and would benefit by push processing. In the original case I guess pull processing would be the procedure to follow but once the film is developed - not much can be done, I think.
:
: : Someone needs to straighten me out if I have this backwards.
thanks - Eric Jorgensen (pretty much a beginner)
: Response:
: Maybe the source of confusion is between negatives and slides.
: 1600 ASA is a very fast film. If your camera settings were
at 400ASA, a slower film in comparison,
: the shutter will give the film an overexposure.
: Negatives will be very dark from too much light, positives will
be very light as a consequence.
thanks Ramon we agree- I guess it is up to Paul to tell us
whether he was shooting chromes (slides) or color negatives. or
maybe he was shooting 400 ASA film with a camera setting of 1600
ASA - then slides would be underdeveloped and too dark - Needing
push processing (2 stops).
-Eric
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