Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jiri_Dvorak@idx.com wrote: > > Mark, > > I've been doing the split printing now for several years and find it really > great and helpful. I use it with Saunders LPL 67 VCCE enlarger. I also > found, that one has to do the higher grade exposure before the lower grade > to see a difference. > > For those who want to try it, a simple start is: find you exposure for G2 > filter, let's say it is 12 seconds, process your print and keep it for > reference. Then, using the same negative, expose the print at 6 seconds for > G3 and 6 seconds for G1. Process as usual, dry both prints and compare. > That's where I saw the difference. Once you are convinced that you want to > use this technique, you can experiment with different grades and exposure > time proportions (1/3 + 2/3, etc.). It is simplest on the systems where the > exposure times are constant across all the grades. In case of the MG > filters, for example, you have to take in account the exposure time > increase for grades 3.5 to 5. > > Jiri What's strange about the split printing approach for me is that I forget about the concept of contrast. I'm going for the blacks with the blue light and the lights with the green light. Your approach seems way different from mine and I'm not following your description. I think I would have to watch you do it or maybe your Saunders leads you to a different direction then my Aristo. Mark :-) Rabiner