Response to how to evalulateand compare negatives

Bill, It's way to early to start talking about buying a densitometer. The best advice I can give you is to start printing. That is what you are really after. Make sure that you make test prints on different contrast grades of paper. This will help you adjust your development times. If you are shooting 35mm your goal should be to print well on a grade 2.5 to 3 paper (or the same filter on VC paper.) If you find that your megs print better on a 1.5 or 2, decrease your development. If you find that you require a grade 3 or higher, increase your development time. If you are shooting 120, or sheet film, your goal should be grade 2. I suspect that you will discover that you have a little to much contrast and need to reduce development.

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