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close to reality. At normal

granularity in the grays, and by two
stops under we clearly see the grain
of the film. However, I would not yet

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them very

exposure, the grain is hard to detect,
but at one stop under we detect some

burgundy
battery
or

classify this image as unusable for a
"realistic" rendering.
The film is also surprisingly
sharp for a 500 ASA emulsion. With
normal processing, there seems to be
a sweet
spot somewhere between
normal exposure and one-stop
underexposure, where we can see all
the way up to traces of the #1 ring.
Pull-Process
The

pull process on this stock
of the strength back to
the blacks. At one stop underex¬
posed, we have only the slightest hint
of milk, and the grain is still solid. At
two stops under, we have milk and
some
grain, but it's not as objection¬
able as the normal processing at this
exposure level. Overall, the image is

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softer in

contrast

and tone, but not

pastel like the 320T 5277. Fleshtones
have

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The

push did help somewhat
sharpness in the sweet-spot
region compared to the pull process,
but there was no significant differ¬
ence from the normal-processing
with the

series.
Vision 800T 5289

Normal Process
In the

ever-complex tradeoff
grain and blacks, the
5289 holds up remarkably well for an
800-speed film. Although generally
grainier than the 500T 5279, with
normal exposure and processing the
800T produces an image comparable
image to the 500T; the blacks are only
slightly less tight, almost undetectably so. However, the stock's
shortcomings become apparent
when we underexpose. At one stop
under, the image is almost as milky
and grainy as 5279 at two stops
under. At two stops under, milk is
quite apparent, and grain is apparent
of

speed

nice smoothness. Two stops

in the mids and blacks. The stock

performs beautifully with overexpo¬
sure, exhibiting sharp contrast, vivid
colors and deep blacks. Grain is
dramatically reduced at this end of
the exposure wedge.
What is most impressive is the
overall sharpness of this stock. At 800
ASA, the film's sweet spot is near the
normal to one-stop-over region, and
I can make out detail in the #1 ring in

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a

a

little softer chroma than normal,

but very

pleasing.
Pull-processing only slightly
diminished the sharpness. Overall, it
behaved similarly along the exposure
brackets, only it wasn't quite as sharp
in that sweet spot region between
normal and one stop under.

Pushing the 500T increased

both exposures.

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an

image that I would deem unusable
for an accurate rendering of a

Pull-Process
The

pulling of this stock soft¬
nicely and also
helps maintain the blacks and grain.
Only the two-stops-under iteration
has noticeably milky and grainy
ens

the fleshtones

blacks.

The

overexposure

displays quite
contrast,

a

range

nice palette of

blacks and color saturation.

but by two

Pulling this stock diminished
some of its
sharpness, however. In
none of the
exposure iterations did I
make out detail in the #1 ring like
that seen in the normal processing.

stops overexposed, the fleshtones are

However, I wouldn't rule out this

"normal" look. Of

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quicker. At one stop underex¬
posed, the blacks are already milking
and there is noticeable grain. Twostop underexposure with the push is

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overexposed displays nice fleshtones

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blocky and rich in chroma for

my taste.

course, some

this deleterious effect

can

died with overexposure,

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