Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Diluting developer: was: Ilford delta 100 dev. suggestions
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:13:18 -0700
References: <B7D4C71A.157DE%abridge@mac.com> <3BAF9279.1BAC3D99@rabiner.cncoffice.com> <001101c1453c$247fe3c0$5aab3842@triad.rr.com>

Dan Post wrote:
> 
> Possibly Adam was thinking in terms that the longer the wet time, the
> greater the 'clumping' of the grains which might give an apparently larger
> grain size-- However, I have not heard of the clumping being an issue in
> years, possibly because of the advances in emulsions. Years ago, a slight
><Snip> 
> The Delta films use what the Kodak people called "T-grain" which also seems
> to keep the grains in place and of a rather smaller and consistant size
> while maintaining a greater sensitivity than the older amorphous grained
> film.
> Just a thought.
> Dan


Nowadays if you took your film's wash back and forth between boiling water and
ice water you'd still NOT get reticulation.
Films just aren't made like they were in the 60's and 70's!
But you can still get reticulation in Photoshop! :)


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/
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