Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Speaking from long experience--I do edit the world's leading darkroom magazine, so, although not a leading expert myself, I do hang around with experts a lot--I would add that it's a very good idea to do a control whenever you are experimenting with any of the more arcane development techniques, such as water-bath, split or pseudo-split, modified formulas, forced physical development, post-fixation retreatment, Beutler formulas, et cet., et cet. Oftentimes, photographers experiment with some one-off technique and enthusiastically report successful results; but when doing the same experiment with a control they are somewhat less enthusiastic, since they often can't distinguish the specially treated negative from the control. - --Mike