Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 1999-08-10 leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us said: >Friends >I am using Ilford MG IV paper and souped in Agfa Neutol WA 1+11. My >ambient temperature is about 27 degC +/- 2 degC, and my prints hit >maximum density with continuous tray agitation in about 60 seconds. >If I keep them in the developer another 30 sec, I can still get a >little more density but my whites start to get greyish. >Dan K. >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Live simply so that others might simply live. >==================================================================== >======== Dan K., You have hit on photographic myth #??: that print contrast can be increased with extended development...NOT! Don't want to start any flame wars, but prolonged development simply increases the density of all tones causing print values to turn to mud. Best regards, Alan Huntley Net-Tamer V 1.11.2 - Registered