Re: [APML] Sh2-240 and a Provia 100F Film Test

[stephen pitt <lthuedk@pe.net>]

Hi.  Fuji Provia 400 F.  Stephen

Reinhard Ilk wrote:

> Sorry, I may be somewhat ignorant, but I haven't read anything about
> hypering ... is this film hypered at all? And, if yes, what are the
> hypering data?
> I am desperately looking for a decently performing non-hypered film.
>
> Regards,
> Reinhard
>
> Jon Kolb wrote:
>
> >This one won't win any prizes, but it's the best I've ever been able to
> >get of this faint target.  The big halo showed up on the second image of
> >this E200 stack, taken on a different night with some high haze - wish
> >I'd have shot both frames the first night, and I see that I didn't give
> >both dates on the page (10 and 13 Feb).  The small, tight knot of
> >nebulosity on the left side of the image is not in SkyAtlas 2000.  This
> >is one of the hardest images to process that I've ever posted.
> >http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/sh2-240.htm
> >
> >And here's the Provia 100F deep-sky film test I promised awhile back,
> >shot on the same hazy night as the second image in the stack above.
> >It's only 50 minutes at f/4, but there's a lot of good stuff recorded -
> >especially blue.  Notice IC423 and IC426 show up, along with that faint
> >nebula Tony showed us last week (forgot what it's called - it's not on
> >my chart).  Still, this film may not be much use to folks with slower
> >systems unless it can be pushed.  This page is unlinked and will not be
> >up after a couple of weeks.  I only spent about 10 minutes processing
> >this one, so save your critiques for now, please.  I did slide the
> >nebula color a tad from orangish to more pink, but this film is far less
> >orange than E200.  Because of the good blue response, better than 400F I
> >think, I'm going to try it on that nasty, evil witch if I can still get
> >her this year.
> >http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/provia100f.htm
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Jon Kolb
> >Adventures in Astrophotography
> >http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
> >jkolb@datawest.net
> >
> >
> >
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