In today's video I describe the easy way to estimate film speed.
Film box speed is set by the manufacturer and is only a rough estimation of how the film will perform. With different developers you'll get different film speeds and this will have a profound affect on your shadow detail and shadow separation. In earlier videos I showed how to get an accurate film speed for your film and developer of choice but here I show the easy way to do the same. It's not as accurate but for those who don't have the time to complete full tests this is what I recommend.
Accurate film speed testing:
https://youtu.be/fIdQ5CZsFVA
And
https://youtu.be/5FVD761pU7o
Accurate development time testing:
https://youtu.be/KrHnYZscUa4
And
https://youtu.be/CZj-iIpyloI
John
John Finch
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