I just looked it up: http://tinyurl.com/4kwou http://www.kodak.com/US/en/business/aim/industrial/sdr/products/2485-film.sh tml
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 12/9/2004 6:58:07 PM > Subject: Re: "Fake" vs "Real" effects > > you are remembering wrong. the normal EI of the film is twice that of 2475 > and much larger in grain. it was the first widely available film that had an > honest EI of 8000 and could render all steps of the Kodak grayscale test in > normal contrast lighting with "normal" development. > > Herb... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:37 PM > Subject: Re: "Fake" vs "Real" effects > > > > It's my understanding that it's primarily a surveillance film and that > it's > > fine grained. It's used to photograph cars running red lights and the > > like. The speed isn't as great as that of 2475 (which was in the 1000 ASA > > range, 1600, iirc, with Acufine). 2485 is rated at about half that, or > > less, depending on the developer used. I believe it's also used in > > scientific studies and space exploration, and (may very well be wrong) > that > > it's possible to push it to an EI of 4000 under certain circumstances. >
