Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now, if somebody will just publish a list of films and developers with the EXACT correct developing times. The massive list on digitaltruth would serve me better if it were not so massive. On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:40:34 -0800, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > In the latest Photo Techniques, one person says that the adage about some > (B&W) films are flat and some are contrasty is a myth - that if the > negative is too flat, it's underdeveloped, and it's too contrasty, it's > overdeveloped. Simple as that. He found a local PRO lab was mis-developing > couple film types. However, after explaining to the manager of the place > the problems, the manager told him quietly that they are not going to > change the timing because they have been telling their customers that > certain films are flat and certain are contrasty and changing the tunes now > would cause too much trouble!!! > > And so a legend lives on... > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >