Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Lluis, I just may do that (wet darkroom). I have avoided it for a few years now. I got hooked on Paul Roarke's printing techniques a few years ago, and I have never made a better wet print that I have produced from an inkjet printer. On the other hand, scanners are getting to be rare birds and that just might drag me back into the darkroom. The inks from Paul Roarke's process produced results that sent me back to the days of Agfa Portriga Rapid. What I do with Fomapan 400 is keep my meter at EI 400, but then open up half a stop. With Xtol I develop for 10 minutes 1:1. I agitate according to Foma's process (10 seconds every minute, with 30 seconds the first minute ). Best, Daniel On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 12:40 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > They look very well in this high contrast situation. > > Today in the darkroom I have experimented how different response do you > have from chemical vs scanner, it was a picture with some dark shadows > areas that scanned they look perfect with detail in the shadows but not on > the wet copy, on this case dodging was not the solution because you can get > better detail but the blacks look washed out, maybe the best way would be > to use the Farmer Reductor, I?ve never used it but I?ve read it is not easy > to manage, the other alternative I think it was the exposure, I think that > if I gave maybe +1/2 stop it would be better and as you say reducing a > little the developing time, you say you use X-Tol that it is a very good > developer and in my opinion it increases a little bit the sensibility of > the film. If you can test these negatives in the darkroom it will be a good > experience to know at which rating work best the Fomapan 400. A good thing > we have already commented is I really like the tones and that the grain is > not noticeable. Excellent job Daniel, I?m wondering test as well the > Fomapan 400, it is cheap! some friends here has recommend me to rate it at > 200. > > Best! > Lluis > > > > El 9 mar? 2021, a les 21:26, Daniel Ridings via LUG <lug at > > leica-users.org> > va escriure: > > > > Nathan, I had some medium-format done at EI 250 and Xtol. > > > > These were done when Ewa and I took a long Christmas Day walk. Since we > > couldn't gather in a group to celebrate, we took a really long walk. > > > > These are also Fomapan 400, shot with a Super Ikonto 532/16 that I picked > > up last year. The camera repairman I use has little gems up for sale that > > he services and then sells for others. A folder turned up and I couldn't > > resist. > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/squares/ > > > > You can see that I was checking out the films behavior in high contrast > > conditions. > > > > Daniel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information