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- From: sog@craycos.com (Steve Gombosi)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: "Signature Color" film -- what's the story?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.215213.2070@craycos.com>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 21:52:13 GMT
- References: <JIK.92Dec16010141@pit-manager.mit.edu> <1992Dec16.162153.8963@athena.cs.uga.edu> <BzExtH.7LG@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In article <BzExtH.7LG@news.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@atropa (Mike Berger) writes:
- >mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes:
- >>With careful processing, it seems to work well. However, I don't
- >>think it's due to the superiority of the film. (Kodak has every
- >>incentive to sell good film to ordinary people, without going to
- >>roundabout means such as this.) Rather, my guess is that it's due to
- >>the care that is taken with the processing and printing.
- >*----
- >Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if the film were superior. After
- >all, it's designed for exquisite color and very substantial enlargement.
-
- Not exactly. This is hardly a new idea - companies have been selling left-over
- motion picture stock since I was a kid. Yes, the film is designed for
- "substantial enlargement" - at 24fps. Remember that the grain pattern is
- essentially random, so that if you project successive frames at a high
- rate, the grain pattern will seem to disappear. Individual motion
- picture frames are considerably grainier than one might expect.
- Secondly, as donl has noted repeatedly, it's a lot easier to
- get splendid, breathtaking color with an awesome dynamic range from a
- projected transparency than from a reflection print. Don't expect to
- get prints from motion picture stock that equal the results you see on
- the screen. Finally, is the color you see on the screen superior to that
- obtainable with K25 or Velvia? Not to my mind, but _de_gustibus_non_disputandum,
- as the man said...
- >
- >I've been told that the film requires special handling for processing,
- >including a well-controlled chemistry phase, and removal of a very
- >sticky backing from the film. Most small labs aren't equipped to do
- >it and the extra cost associated with that kind of processing won't
- >appeal to the snap-shooters. It might be worth trying a roll or two
- >to see if you like the results.
-
- Most labs probably aren't set up to print it very well, either.
-
- By all means, try a couple of rolls if you want - but don't expect miracles.
-
- Steve
-