[Leica] A Christmas walk (medium format)

[Lluis Ripoll]

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 març 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
> 
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