liversb
TPF Noob!
My question as which is better, has a slight slant to it. I scan ALL pictures I take, directly from the film, either slide or negative so the usual point about Slide being better, because of the single process is not really applicable to my question.
I prefer 50/100/160 ISO film, because I do sometimes enlarge to A2 size. Because film is so very expensive in South Africa, I buy 100 foot rolls from B&H in New York (equals about $3 a cassette instead of $14 for Fuji NPS!), and it takes me about 6 months to use 200 feet, so I want to buy the most useful that gives the best results. I am looking for technical advice as to which type of film gives the best tonal range and contrast I use Photoshop CS, but believe the negative must be good to start with. My main subjects are candid people shots. Slide film is about twice the price of negative, but if I can get a wider tonal range and contrast range from slide, I am quite happy to pay. My experience so far is that the difference is marginal and so long as I expose correctly, there is no significant difference. Does anyone have much experience in this matter??
(I have ordered an Opticfilm 7200 filmscanner as an upgrade from my existing Epson 3170 as my scanning results -with Vuescan, does not have the dynamic range I want).
Thank you kindly - Liversb - Durban South Africa
I prefer 50/100/160 ISO film, because I do sometimes enlarge to A2 size. Because film is so very expensive in South Africa, I buy 100 foot rolls from B&H in New York (equals about $3 a cassette instead of $14 for Fuji NPS!), and it takes me about 6 months to use 200 feet, so I want to buy the most useful that gives the best results. I am looking for technical advice as to which type of film gives the best tonal range and contrast I use Photoshop CS, but believe the negative must be good to start with. My main subjects are candid people shots. Slide film is about twice the price of negative, but if I can get a wider tonal range and contrast range from slide, I am quite happy to pay. My experience so far is that the difference is marginal and so long as I expose correctly, there is no significant difference. Does anyone have much experience in this matter??
(I have ordered an Opticfilm 7200 filmscanner as an upgrade from my existing Epson 3170 as my scanning results -with Vuescan, does not have the dynamic range I want).
Thank you kindly - Liversb - Durban South Africa