Two rolls of color negative film came back today. It's much harder to work with than black & white because the film itself is so dense which means the information is compressed into a much smaller range. That makes the tonal gradation rougher and reduces the margin of error. This is visible in the 'sudden' transitions between adjacent tones. Here is a comparison with my LX-3. First, LX3 image:
Next the film version (Fuji Reala 100).
I'm not too happy about either image to be honest. The lower one seems to me to have a little to much cyan, while the upper is a shade too yellow. The lower image could also be a little flatter. But this was my first attempt and it's much harder than black and white - obviously - since there are many more variables. But this is all about learning the craft. The road is long, but the path is clear (sounds like a quote but Google won't tell me whose).
P.S. Seems I left the white balance setting on the LX3 to "house with shadow", which according to the user's manual is for "when taking pictures outdoors in the shade", which wasn't the case here. So the odd tint in the LX3 is my fault. More tests (and care) are clearly warranted.
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