Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Brian wrote >If I >can get the Christmas dishes and rolls of gift wrap moved out of my >darkroom to wherever else they belong, I'm going to load up with Tri-X >and try again, but develop in D-76 1:1, as I did for 25 years, rather >than this newfangled T-max stuff. Yes- T-Max is unforgiving developer, as is HC-110. As I explained somewhere near the start of this discussion, I use a very simple, classic technique, using ID-11 and HP5+ on all formats- and I am very pleased with the results. 95% of my pro work is in colour, so mono is now something I do largely for my own pleasure and interest- and I am a pretty tough judge of my own work. The conversation about film has been interesting, and would have been more so if certain parties had not started up a variant of the old "you only use HP5/Tri-X cos you're not good enough to use the new stuff". Which is garbage, of course, and pretty offensive too. Generally only comes up when someone's had a few too many......... People need to keep in mind that photography is art, and it's the final look of that print on the wall that counts- it really does not matter how you get there, what works for you is right. It's that simple. I was told many years ago by a very good and experienced photographer "Find a film and developer you like and then stick with it." It took me over a decade to realise that he was right. BTW if you have sensitive skin you might find that ID-11 is gentler than D-76- but the results should look the same. The stuff is so cheap, and it keeps in tightly stopped bottles for 6 months- just bin what you don't use. But then again you might find yourself exposing more film, and needing more soup.............. Cheers Rod