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[OM] Re: Film latitude v digital latitude

Subject: [OM] Re: Film latitude v digital latitude
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:01:54 -0400
I think some negative films go up to about 9 stops.

Chuck Norcutt

AG Schnozz wrote:

>>Conventional film has limiting exposure latitudes .......
>>slide film of perhaps 2 1/2 stops max and negative film of
>>perhaps 4 stops max so as to capture decent details in both
>>the highlights and shadows.
>>What is the exposure latitude of digital "film"?
> 
> 
> Not sure I agree at all that slide film has 2.5 stops of
> latitude.  From absolute black to absolute white, I find Velvia
> to be somewhere just over six stops.
> 
> Regardless, with the E-1 I find that the latitude is somewhere
> between Fujichrome Astia and Fuji Realla.  The only major
> difference with digital is that there is a very minimal toe and
> shoulder where print films have some.
> 
> AG
> 
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