Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henk Thijs wrote: > > David asked: > > >Question: When copying slides (to print film) I get a huge gain in > >contrast. Short of using a specialized copy film (I do too little of it to > >warrant that) can you (or anyone on this list) recommend a commonly > >available neg film with lower contrast (or any "tricks of the trade" that > >will lower contrast)? - ------------- Ilford XP2 is excellent for making copies from slides- try it rated at 200. It has excellent exposure latitude and has no problem handling contrasty highlights, which I find to be the main problem in copying slides to black and white. - -- John Poirier Coordinator of Technical Services Northwest Territories Archives,Yellowknife, NWT, Canada john_poirier@ece.learnnet.nt.ca