Re: [APML] To push or not to push

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

At 10:59 PM 3/13/2002 -0600, Robert Reeves wrote:
>After searching the archives for a while and re-reading Covingtons section on films, I’m trying to decide whether or not to push E200.  
>Any thoughts? Comparison shots?  
>Scott Hammonds 
> I push my E200 one stop.  I have seen no objectionable grain and the push makes the slides MUCH easier to scan.  There seems to be some genuine speed increase with the wide-field piggyback shots I do with Nikon 35 cameras.  I have not measured the speed gain specifically against unpushed E200, but I think my one-stop E200 is better than non-pushed E200. 
>Robert Reeves 

Pushing one stop is supposed to yield ISO 320. I think many scanners have a tough time with dark slides, and pushing can help with the faint stuff, but I suspect that it burns out the stars more. Slide film already has a couple stops of dynamic range less than print film. Anyway, I think pushing one stop often does more good than harm.

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