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mclement60@gmail.com - 21 Mar 2008 13:52 GMT

I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
will be
having them Processed at a Professional Lab.

Mt Question is do I need to tell the lab to push or pull the process.
these
are very important pictures.

Thanks for any advice.

Matt Clement
mclement60@earthlink.net

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Helen - 21 Mar 2008 14:38 GMT

On Mar 21, 8:52 am, mclemen...@gmail.com wrote:

> I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
> will be
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> Matt Clement
> mclemen...@earthlink.net

I've used TMX P3200 for years. The only information I've needed to
tell the lab was what ISO the film was shot at. If you want the film
pushed or pulled, that's a personal option but not needed if you just
want the film processed in general.
Helen

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Frank Arthur - 21 Mar 2008 17:54 GMT

>I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
> will be
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> these
> are very important pictures.

Naw! Let them guess!

> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Matt Clement
> mclement60@earthlink.net

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T Shadow - 21 Mar 2008 19:01 GMT

> I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
> will be
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> Matt Clement
> mclement60@earthlink.net

AFAIK push or pull would be used if the entire roll of film was over or
under exposed. Like if you had set the film rating incorrectly. Or you're
willing to sacrifice some frames to make correction on others you know are
not correctly exposed. IOW unless you know the film has a problem the answer
is no.

If you were going to make other use of push or pull you wouldn't need to
ask.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_processing

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Vic Middleton - 21 Mar 2008 19:49 GMT

i'd say that you need to tell the lab that the film needs pull processing
( less development than if it was rated at 3200 ). The film will have been
overexposed by 1 stop more than recommended.

Vic

>I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
> will be
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> Matt Clement
> mclement60@earthlink.net

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krishnananda - 22 Mar 2008 23:31 GMT

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<c15a6058-f34f-4078-8e49-47b965eed8a1@8g2000hsu.googlegroups.com>,

> I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
> will be
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> Matt Clement
> mclement60@earthlink.net

(Assuming it is 35mm) the canister should have check boxes labeled with
different film speeds. Mark the one by 1600 with a sharpie -- that way
if the counter person forgets to tell the folks in back it will still be
evident.

All you ever need to tell the lab is what speed you shot the film. They
will decide how to process it.

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mark.thomas.7@gmail.com - 23 Mar 2008 00:54 GMT

On Mar 21, 10:52 pm, mclemen...@gmail.com wrote:

> I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
> will be
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> Matt Clement
> mclemen...@earthlink.net

There's a fairly important question to be asked..

WHY do you want to shoot at 1600?
There are a couple of reasons why you might do that, and they affect
the answer!

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Helen - 23 Mar 2008 15:08 GMT

On Mar 22, 7:54 pm, mark.thoma...@gmail.com wrote:

> On Mar 21, 10:52 pm, mclemen...@gmail.com wrote:
>
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> There are a couple of reasons why you might do that, and they affect
> the answer!

For the most obvious reason, working in low light conditions. But I
was into the "grainy" look years ago and that's why high speed film
attracted me.
Helen

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David Azose - 25 Mar 2008 00:01 GMT

> On Mar 22, 7:54 pm, mark.thoma...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Mar 21, 10:52 pm, mclemen...@gmail.com wrote:
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> attracted me.
> Helen

This response confuses me. If you are shooting in low light conditions,
wouldn't you use the full rated speed of the film, namely 3200, to get
the most exposure from what little light there was? On the other hand,
if shadow detail is more important to you, then shooting at 1600 will
give you a little more shadow detail. So I guess the answer to the
original question is "it depends".

David A.

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Helen - 25 Mar 2008 02:17 GMT

> > On Mar 22, 7:54 pm, mark.thoma...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> On Mar 21, 10:52 pm, mclemen...@gmail.com wrote:
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I choose 1600 ISO for more shadow detail, and if I needed a more
"grainy" look, I could ask the lab to push it. But I was always
pleased with the grain that 1600 ISO rendered, for me anyways.
Helen

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