Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote: > > I've been selenium toning Forte regularly for the last few months. I can tell > you that 1:10 is way too strong. 1:20 should be the maximum for a color > change, but weaker mixtures also work well and are necessary for the colors > you seek.. I believe that the staining you describe comes from under fixing. > I go from the fix to the selenium bath directly, with hypo-clear added as > well. Then you must wash, hypo-clear again, and final wash. Forte is great! I > love it. Except they are saying now that you don't get Archivalness with 1:9. But if you've only toned a few prints you can pour it into a bottle and reuse it again. This I'm learning from Richard Knoppow's rec.photo.darkroom. It's a newsgroup and I have to remind myself to go over there. It's the only newsgroup I look and post to. Mark Rabiner