Product Description
Kodak Films for Black-and-White Photography
This information has been prepared for the convenience of the photographic craftsman who desires more than a superficial knowledge of negative materials. Specific recommendations are included which Will aid the worker in obtaining consistently finer results with Kodak Film.Serious workers are today applying their originality and technical abilities to numerous fields of photography. For this reason, a knowledge of the many materials available as well as their suitability for each purpose is invaluable if the results are to meet todays high standards of photographic quality.
The high quality of Kodak-made photographic materials is the result of extensive research coupled with the technical experience of the manufacturing departments of the Eastman Kodak Company. The Kodak Research Laboratories are the foremost organization of the kind in the world, and the experience of the manufacturing divisions in making films and plates for over 50 years is unsurpassed. The meticulous care and laboratory control exercised in manufacture assure the user of maximum dependability in all Kodak sensitized products.
Negative materials differ widely because they are designed for various specific purposes. Their differences may be broadly classed under two heads: photographic and physical. The term photographic is used here to refer to such properties as gradient, color sensitivity, and speed, While physical refers to the type of base, antihalation feature, and so on. An understanding of these factors is of considerable aid in selecting the negative material most suitable for any purpose.
Data Sheets are given for a number of the more popular films. These contain descriptions of the photographic and physical characteristics, exposure and development recommendations, and complete working instructions. Information on the infrared films and their use is given in the Kodak Data Book on Infrared and Ultraviolet Photography.
