Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Split printing technique: How to?
From: George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:22:01 -0600
 
david.rodgers@xo.com (Rodgers, David)1/16/012:07 PM

> particular luck attempting the split filter) because of the
tungsten source?
> Does anyone else have any ideas?<<

I use: 
    1) Color Head on Durst 184 for 8x10 Negs and Enlarged Proof
Sheets - Mixing yellow and magenta according to Ilfords Data
Sheet.
    2) Aristo cold light and Ilford Filter Kit on Durst 138s for
120 through 5x7 Negs.
    3) Leitz V35 with VC head for 35mm Negs
And split printing on all 3 systems.
    
I would think that you would have to consider your tungsten
source "warm/yellow" and that probably means that the VC paper
will read your filtration lower contrast than the filters would
indicate. In other words a 00 to 5 filter set may actually be 000
to 4. Or a 1 to 5 filter set may actually be 0 to 4. You may just
have to add some magenta cc (I'd recommend increments of 20 -
like 20m cc, 40m cc, 60m cc) filters to reach higher contrast
filtration. My 1/2 cent

George