Even though there isnít anything specifically about flare in The Negative, itís still there if you know where to look. Appendix 2, Film Test Data, has a number of film curves from which itís possible to tease out some information. While the hash marks make it impossible to determine precise density ranges, the concept isnít lost.
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There is a seven stop range from Zone I to Zone VIII. The negative density range at Zone VIII from a density of 0.10 over Fb+f to where it crossed the film curve is approximately 1.20. The gradient of the curve is then 1.20 / 2.10 = 0.57.
In this example, there is no compression of the lower Zones and each Zone is placed along the log-H axis at equal 0.30 (one stop) intervals. Incorporating a one stop flare factor will reduce the exposure range from 2.10 logs to 1.80 logs. The filmís contrast gradient hasnít changed, but one value represents a negative density range resulting in a unrealistic non-flare situation, and the other represents a more realistic situation as all optical systems have flare. It also conforms to the middle of the paper LER range for a grade 2 paper, as well as information from Kodak and other publications.
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