Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you all like the Ilford paper's characteristics, and Tri-x's tonalitity, you should try printing on Agfa Classic 111, and develop in Neutol WA. WOW...Beautiful! Try it, you'll like it. - -Paul Klingaman >From: "Roy Zartarian" <royzart@connix.com> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: Re[Leica] All hail Tri-X, Off with TMAX's head! >Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:03:51 -0500 > >On 31 Dec 99, at 4:06, Dan S wrote: > > > What a waste...Whatever Salgado does to Tmax, it looks a hell of a lot > > better than MY stuff. All I get is murky crud. I either overdevelope >by > > 15 sec and blow out the highlights, or end up with negs that print flat. > > (I'm pretty careful about temp/time etc, so I am guessing there is > > something else in my equation that is not adding up) >Agitation, maybe? From what little I know of T-Max, I do recall that >this emulsion is especially finicky about the way it's shaken. > > > > > As for the PAPER....I have been using Ilford for years and was not > > prepared for the tremendous "dry down" of Kodak VC. As Adams said, >paper > > can dry with a "dull thud". And HOW! >Amen. That's why I've stuck with the Ilford RC and FB papers for >printing Leica (on topic) negs, Through experimentation which >involved Adams' approach of microwaving wet prints, I came up with >a drydown factor 15 percent for Ilford's VC resin and 3 percent for >the fiber. > >Roy > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com