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stl · 27th December 2003

as above... the higher the ISO film, the more grainy it gets?

clive · 27th December 2003

......yup!

Ian · 27th December 2003

Originally Posted by stl

as above... the higher the ISO film, the more grainy it gets?

Not always the case. It largely depends on the type of film and it's construction as some professional 400 ISO films have a finer grain structure than consumer 200 ISO film for example. However as a general guideline yes increase the ISO rating of a film and it will become grainier.

Also note that the often quoted RMS granularity figure can be somewhat misleading as it doesn't take in to effect the appearance of the grain structure for example, shape, visual and psychological effects of grain etc.

denizenx · 27th December 2003

very fine grain is good, more is bad, bucketloads is artistic. LOL

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stl Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 111	grainy means ... ... as above... the higher the ISO film, the more grainy it gets?

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denizenx Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: L2TPYSG Posts: 4,514	very fine grain is good, more is bad, bucketloads is artistic. LOL __________________ "I'm... dreaming... of a wide... angle~ Just like the ones I used to know~"

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clive Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,573	......yup!