On March 14, 2003 09:25 am, gfen wrote:
>
> I think this is what I expected to hear, and I'm surprised i haven't yet.
> I'm glad to know that I can point more to teh paper and less to my
> often-less-than-ideal exposed negs. The greater bulk of my 4x5 stuff was
> done before I really came to full realization that film speeds, especially
> in sheet film, are fantasy numbers.
Download the date sheet for your paper. It should tell you what is unfiltered
contrast. Film speed is a function of processing. Different developers will
give you different results. Some faster some slower.
Nick
