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Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2017 22:48:58 No.3150574 View View Reply Original Report

Can I make a low contrast negative of every scene and then just proceed to "correct it in post", by increasing the contrast grade.

I would do this to get maximum detail in shadows and highlights. Is there any downside to doing it this way?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 Sep 2017 22:54:12 No.3150576 Report

Quoted By: >>3150604 >>3150831

>>3150574
Why don't you try stand developing in rodinal next time?

> a low contrast negative of every scene and then just proceed to "correct it in post", by increasing the
You mean make a low contrast neg from a high contrast neg to make it high contrast in post? Why would you do that in the first place?

Just scan it normally and adjust until you're satisfied with the histogram.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2017 00:02:37 No.3150604 Report

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>>3150576
I think he means shoot without contrast filters on camera and then do some boring standard D-76 dev.

>>3150574
if this is what you are asking then the answer is maybe.

obviously you want to shoot and develop your negs to get the most out of them, but what I consider the most might not be what you consider the most. I like to shoot around a 1/2 stop over, with a dark yellow filter and dev in Rodinal 1-50.
work on a process that suits you

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2017 08:39:37 No.3150812 Report

Quoted By: >>3150831

If I'm not wrong the contrast grade here means contrast filtering when doing darkroom prints.

I think what you want to do is very possible, and a lot of large format people seem to be all about pulling film and using low contrast developers to be able to decide the contrast etc. in the darkroom. I've always found it makes more sense to try and get the look close to the finished product already when you're exposing the film, so for example underexposing and then pushing the film if you know you want more contrast. I'm pretty green with darkroom stuff though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2017 09:30:20 No.3150831 Report

Quoted By: >>3150871

>>3150812
>If I'm not wrong the contrast grade here means contrast filtering when doing darkroom prints.
This

>I'm pretty green with darkroom stuff though.
So am I

>>3150576
>stand developing
And risk haloing? No thanks. I did it once with a RPX 100 test roll, and it was more contrasty than I expeted.

The lowest contrast negs I get, is with Acros 100 in Pyrocat-HD. Everything is grey, but it prints ok when I print at higher contrast.

As >>3150812 said:
>I've always found it makes more sense to try and get the look close to the finished product already when you're exposing the film
I feel there's a higher chance that I'll mess it up, so instead I pull the film or shoot at N-1 / N-2.

My question is: is there a downside to doing it this way?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Sep 2017 10:57:08 No.3150871 Report

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>>3150831
>And risk haloing? No thanks
>not knowing what the fuck you're doing
>not pre washing
>not agitating the first minute
>not inverting the tank every 30min
>not using FP4 master race
>not using 1:50 rodinal or more

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