From: "David Lewiston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>>> >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. <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 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? <<<<<<<<<<<< Not in Japan*. Does Agfa still make RSX (ISO 50)? *: http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/ppg/datasheet/163AR094B.pdf I see what may be going on: Astia 100F is ISO 32 under tungsten using a wratten 80A filter. David J. Littleboy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tokyo, Japan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
