Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Huczek wrote: > > At 01:01 AM 31/12/99 -0500, you wrote: > > I've used RC before but never noticed this. Anybody > >know why this happens? > > > No clue why it happens, but it seems to. Somewhere recently I read that > drydown was a bunch of hogwash; it had more to do with surface reflection > or something like that and the prink didn't actually darken. Anyway, put > wet and dry strips from the same print side by side and see it yourself. > It will vary from one paper to another and for different surface types as > well. The water has some effect on surface reflection, but I can't give > you more than that. It bugs me when I leave what look like very nice > prints on a fibreglass screen to dry -- they looked great after washing, > but look flat and muddy when dry. Instead of making one make two matching test strips or small test prints. Stick one in the Microwave for 30 seconds or use a hair dryer. Compare. The dry down Myth rules, part two, the beginning! Mark Rabiner