ABSTRACT
The first place to look is the image
area. This should contain a full range of
tones – which translates to good detail
in shadow, midtone and highlight areas.
There should be very few, if any, parts of
the frame that contain no detail. The rule
of thumb is that if the negative is placed
on a page of newsprint it should be still
readable. No areas of text should be
obscured by the darkness (density) of the
image.
