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Panchromatic vs Orthochromatic Film: Spectral Response and Tonal Rendering

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Panchromatic vs Orthochromatic Film: Spectral Response and Tonal Rendering

How orthochromatic film's blindness to red darkens skin and reds while panchromatic emulsions record the full spectrum, and what each does to tone.