On Monday, September 10, 2001 at 14:20, Daniel J. Mitchell
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wrote on "RE: [OM] off OM topic: opinions on medium format," saying..
> > >Is there something else that's improved?
> > A longer tonal scale in B&W, for one.
>
> Is this just because the film's better, or is it something else about the
> camera? Is there medium format film that has a different sort of
> emulsion/whatever that you can't find in a 35mm equivalent?
You can expose more because the grain is less visible. I think most
35mm emulsions are thinner than MF too, and have a higher dMax.
> (presumably darkroom work also changes if the negatives are bigger; easier
> because there's more image to see, harder because they're larger so more
> unweildy, I would guess -- but again that doesn't really affect me
> personally).
Just fiddlier since MF film is floppier than 35.
Tom
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