Having recently started using an 8x10, I have realized the importance of getting the perfect exposure, especially using expensive color transparencies. For more tricky multiple exposure shots or painting with light it can be quite valuable to use polaroids to make sure your getting what you want before exposing the expensive film. However, polaroids seem to be quite expensive and very hard to find in 8x10, and a reducing back does not seem like a very good alternative.
So my question is, do any of you use paper negatives like polaroids to check the exposure, then compensate for the different film speed? Or does the paper act too differently from the film to be useful in this manner? Obviously this would only be beneficial in studio settings, where you can quickly and easily develop the paper negatives.
I haven't had time to really try this yet, but I figured I would see what you guys thought first.
Evan
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