Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:42 PM 2/16/99 -0500, you wrote: >I'm not exactly sure what you mean by burning down the highlights in the >darkroom. I assume you are referring to overdeveloping and losing detail in >the highlights. I mean when printing. >problem with Tmax was contrast and clumpy unattractive grain. One of the >things that I never did was develop Tmax at 75 degrees as you stated in your >note. I assume that are referring to Tmax developer in the last three >sentences of you second paragraph? No, any developer. TMax film is optimized to be processed at 75 degrees with D-76 as well as TMax developer. Better mid-tones. In fact, it's optimized for D-76 at normal exposure indexes. TMax developer is for pushing. Not normal development, though it works very well for that too. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.