Wrote Marco:
>Thanks for sharing your knowledge... the fact you don't use the
>standard (for T-Max) 24 °C temperature and pull the film points to
>the "Microdol" style. I am sure the grain vanishes, but I wonder about
>the sharpness looking of the prints. But you are right, this is a
>formula to try.
Well, the film will probably still have greater resolution than our
Zuiko lenses (obligatory OM content ;-)
But seriously, there is a kind of 'false sharpness' (actually, false
acutance) which is an effect of the sharpness of the grain only.
It is the edges of the grains that define the image edges, not the
image projected by the lens. Naive observers---some of them
commercial photographers who should know better---often think
that a low-definition image with coarse but sharp grain is sharper
than a fine-grain image.
In my experience, the best way to get sharper-looking pictures
is the pro way---use a tripod, or at least some kind of support. I
have a camera adapter for my hiking staff, and a backpack
(especially one with an external frame) gan give practical support.
I know of people who have screwed ball joint heads to theirs (their
backpacks, not their hat hangers). A sniper-style sling support is also
helpful occasionally.
Vänliga hälsningar/Best regards
Lars Bergquist
Välkommen till/Welcome to ...
<http://www.bahnhof.se/~timberwolf/>
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