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Yes these were all developed together, and all normal development (no push or pull). One thing to consider is that these exposures are extremely accurate and so represent the true latitude of the film, which indeed is impressive. Often when people consider underexposed images, they’re more underexposed than they realize. This test reveals that the latitude that Kodak state about their film stock is accurate and that you can expect usable images with under and over-exposure. With that in mind, though, you have to consider that what one person considers usable, another may not…it depends on the use. Certainly, though, if you zoom in to the dark areas on the underexposed images you see noticeable loss of detail and more prevalent grain. As far as over-exposure and highlights…due to the logarithmic nature of film and the difference in how highlights respond to exposure (vs. how shadows respond), you shouldn’t expect highlights to blow unless there is a significant amount of over-exposure. Overexposure on film should yield good detail across the full tonal range, without blowing highlights.ReplyCancel