From: "David Lewiston" <david.lewiston@verizon.net>
>>>>>>>>>
>I'm not sure about 20x enlargements though: I consider 13x seriously
> excessive. (Hi, my name is Dave, and I'm a grain sniffer.)
Imacon 5600 dpi scans from K25 make grainless giclée prints at 18" x 24",
from somewhat less than full frame, hence 20X. Necessary for museum shows,
where the prints look truly impressive. (Using Canon on a solid tripod with
the macro 50mm well stopped down, the subject carefully illuminated.)
I'm anxious to retain this capability in future work.
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You aren't alone in being unhappy about the loss of the slow films: Zeiss
complains that they can't brag about as much lens resolution any more. If
you are already using a tripod, you could try 645 or 6x7. I'd think that the
Fuji 100F films in 645 would look at least as good as K25 in 35mm at 18x24.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
I see that Fuji offer Astia in 32 ASA. Is this close to K25 in
grainlessness?
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Not in Japan*. Does Agfa still make RSX (ISO 50)?
*:
I see what may be going on: Astia 100F is ISO 32 under tungsten using a
wratten 80A filter.
David J. Littleboy
davidjl@gol.com
Tokyo, Japan
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