Hi
So here's the question ;
If I one lucky day get the chance to exhibit or sell some large prints (say 1x1,5m or 1,5x2 meters), I'm wondering:
- Are there good alternatives in 135mm-systems that would give the needed detail and resolution? To stick with FD-mount would be very convenient.
-Should I change to another 135-system? Leica M, other?
It changes depending on the type of print. If you print high contrast from high speed film, the grain structure binds the image together and there's no limit to how large you can go, even if the subject isn't sharp. That wouldn't hold true for a multi-tonal slow film prints which rely on subtle greys for their aesthetic effect. 35mm shots are blown up to huge sizes as promotional material, but they usually hang from elevated and inaccessible places. Close up it wouldn't read as anything like sharp.35mm for example looks good up to a certain enlargement, then starts to fall apart, then starts to look good again.
Thanks - but I'm afraid you lost me. What is a internegative? You create a new, larger negative? How does that work? So for an exhibition the printing lab creates this larger negative, and then a large print is a breeze? Sounds like a potentially very costly process?You can make a large print from any format negative. For 35mm and smaller I'd do an 8x10" internegative (or 4x5" if you don't have access to an 8x10 enlarger). Realize paper is 55" across maximum. You will likely need MUCH, MUCH darkroom space and gallons of processing chemistry.
Asoz claims cms 20 II can print 2,5 diagonally W/o visible grain. Thanks for this great tip, I would love to try it. Now, it's only 20Asa, but still... I might be going to the desert this summer.. Really fascinating film, but I guess you have to develop yourself, which I want to get back into.Adox cms 20
Looking into it, great tip - thanks!!Get the Travelwide 4x5 camera.
If you look at the work of Daido Moriyama, many of his photographs are not sharp through the lens but are printed pin sharp through the enlarger. Sharp grain is all that matters to make the image work.What is the approach to sharpness?
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