Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do any of you folks do any work with Acufine? B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John > Brownlow > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 4:16 PM > To: LUG > Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado's Developer > > > on 25/9/00 3:21 pm, Dances_with Leicas at m6ttl72@hotmail.com wrote: > > > Does anyone know what developer and dilution Sabastio Salgado > uses for his > > tri-x? > > I need more edge contrast/acutance than xtol 1:1, and I would > like to keep > > grain from becoming obnoxious. Any ideas? I would like to hear any > > suggestions. > > Either go to Xtol at 1:3 which should do exactly what you want or (my > solution) use 1:1 but cut down on your agitation towards the end. For > example, I develop APX 400 for 12 minutes in Xtol 1:1. I agitate (very > gently) for 30s at the beginning then three slow inversions per > minute until > four minutes are left, then three slow inversions per two minutes at the > end. Sometimes if I'm feeling brave I leave it for 3 minutes right at the > end. This gives you all the acutance you want. Theoretically there is a > danger of bromide streamers if you do this but I have never had any, > probably because at the end the rate of bromide production is very slow. > > If you really want edge effects try this with Xtol 1:3. > > You could use Rodinal or something but the grain would be > hideous... unless > of course you are Sebastiao Salgado... who is said to use tri-x in rodinal > and P3200 in Tmax. although I have also heard he now uses Ilford > Delta 3200. > > You can check out the whole discussion, which was on rec.photo.darkroom a > while back, by clicking on this link: > > http://www.deja.com/group/rec.photo.darkroom > > then scroll to the bottom of the page and do a search for 'salgado' in the > 'past' archive of messages. > -- > Johnny Deadman > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > >