Guest Matt Sander Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Can most labs push super16 negatives by 1/2 a stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarin Blaschke Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 It depends on the lab, but I know most do - at least in 35mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted February 16, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted February 16, 2006 It depends on the lab, but I know most do - at least in 35mm. Hardly seems worth it, since that's only like a 3 to 4 point correction on the printer lights, within a margin of error for exposing, and probably would not give you EXACTLY a half-stop more density. If you're pushing in order to shoot in lower light, it seems like you could find another half-stop somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted February 16, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted February 16, 2006 Can most labs push super16 negatives by 1/2 a stop? Hi, Many labs will tell you they can push 1/2 stop. In reality it may get processed as normal or push 1 stop. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Wells Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Hardly seems worth it, since that's only like a 3 to 4 point correction on the printer lights, within a margin of error for exposing, and probably would not give you EXACTLY a half-stop more density. Since I often rate a one stop push 2/3 stop faster, a half stop push would be ~ 1/3 stop gain (not doin' the logs here sorry :) IOW yes sort of exactly ! -Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Case Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Can most labs push super16 negatives by 1/2 a stop?Why would you want to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted February 17, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted February 17, 2006 Can most labs push super16 negatives by 1/2 a stop? Not really a routine service offering. Changing to a different "push" or "pull" processing condition usually means clearing the processing machine of film by threading in leader, changing the machine speed, then running a control strip to verify the sensitometry of the process. This all takes time away from production, so there is an extra "setup" charge, and a limited number of conditions offered. With minus half a stop exposure, the latitude of the Kodak VISION2 color negative films will usually produce a very usable image with a normal process. Push-1 if you want to increase the contrast a bit, along with a bit more graininess. Remember, a push process does not really increase true speed as much as you hope, it just increases the overall density and contrast of the negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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