reciprocity failure

reciprocity failure

(res-ă-pross -ă-tee) See photographic emulsion.

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reciprocity failure

[‚res·ə′präs·əd·ē ‚fāl·yər]

(graphic arts)

A phenomenon wherein the usual combination of light intensity and exposure time (following the reciprocity law) required to produce a specified density in a photographic emulsion changes due to especially long exposure time or low light intensity.

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