Ooops, when I recommended Kodachrome 25, I missed your sentence:
> "but it seems to make more economic sense to use negative material for this
> job"
having seen that, my new recommendation is: Kodachrome 25.
Using slide film eliminates all other variables. It's WYSIWYG. You can
compare them thru a good loupe and project them. (That's how Gary Reese
does his lens tests.) And no film beats KC25 for your specs: "most
neutral, most natural contrast, and highest resolution film"
Finally, when u want prints to compare, you could get small, inexpensive
Ciba or other direct positive prints made (5x7 or 8x10) of just a
portion of one or two slides. IOW, have them run the enlarger up to
16x20 height and pick a detailed 8x10 section. This'll give you a real
impression of the lenses. Pick a mid-level contrast slide so that
masking the slide won't be necessary. If you can be a bit patient, I
could do this for you for a price less that your local Ciba lab.
Contact me off list if interested.
george
Dirk Wright wrote:
>
> >Hello Everyone,
> >My -4 is finally here. I will shoot the first rolls of film very
> soon.
> >I've been using Velvia lately, but it seems to make more economic
> sense
> >to use negative material for this job, since I want to see how the
> >50/1.8 does at 8x10 and even at 11x14 (Cibas are expensive). I'd
> >appreciate suggestions on the most neutral, most natural contrast, and
> >highest resolution film I can use. It really doesn't matter if I
> >haven't used it before. This first time out, I will use the same film
> >in my Nikon and my Leica, then compare. What film to use?
>
> 100 speed Fuji color print, I forget the name right now.....
>
> Be seeing you.
>
> Dirk Wright
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