 Chris W. |
grainy, soft edges, bad contrast Hi guys, a followup to the problems with the tamron 70-300. pictures grainy with 400 speed, used 100-300 focal length etc ( check similary titled question from 3 days ago). To add- I forgot to mention that I took the film to a 1 hr processor ( I know, bad move). Also, I used partial metering since most situations were backlit. Also, there was plenty of light so shutter speed was at least focal length most of the time. someone is taking the negs to a very reputable developer for reprints. will that effect the problems as will any of the other things I just mentioned? Thanks again!!! Chris
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Ken Pang |
Have a look at the back of your photos. You should see something like: N N N N or or something like that. These are indications of what the D&P people did to the photo. I believe the numbers are Cyan Gain If the last number is positive, Or all numbers are positive, it means that you under exposed and the printer had to adjust the photo for you. That would explain the graininess and bad contrast. (Also explains why the black isn't black, if I remember your last post correctly) As for soft edges, the photo will only ever be as sharp as the worst lens it goes through. If that's the developer's then bring it to a new developer... Though, personally, I don't have a high opinion of Tamron, and suspect it could be your lens.
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Piper Lehman |
Ken, this is interesting info--thanks! I never knew what all those N's on the back of my prints indicated. One note, though: the only prints of mine with this info seem to be on regular Kodak paper. The Royal and DuraLife papers do not have it. Also, what would N N N N-16 mean, by the way? Just wondering if the -16 means an overexposure.
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Ken Pang |
Hey Piper, I asked my friend who knows more about this stuff, (He works in Kodak). And he really confused me, so maybe I'm not qualified to say this. But... from what I understand, from N-16, "N" means that the operator didn't make any hand changes -16 means that the computer made some density changes. It literally means 1/1600th of a second less exposure. This doesn't seem right to me. It must mean that exposure inside the machine must be very quick, if 1/1600th of a second can make an appreciable difference. But this is the odd part... the - means that the neg was originally mildy under exposed. That's my understanding of the question to my friend... if I was wrong or if I can get a clearer understanding, I'll repost.
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