Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Not a good week
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 08:47:37 -0500

>
David,

I can not help out with your developer questions, but browsed around your
web site and saw some very good pictures especially the basketball pics.
Keep shooting with that M3.

sl


> When my plus-x ran out I decided to switch to Delta 100 (a friend told me
> to).  I have developed 5 or 6 rolls now and still am not getting what I
> want.  I have tried the 1:3 dilution for 15-12 minutes and the 1:1 for 8:10
> minutes ARRRGGG. Nothing is coming out right.  So I come to you in
> grief.  I have heard the praises of Delta 100 but am starting to hate it
> myself.  I posted a few scans so that you can see what it is coming out
> as.  They scanned contrastier than the originals (and look better that way)
> but If you could point out to me what might be wrong(I can not seem to see
> it for myself right now).
> http://www.geocities.com/david_degner/gallery/bad_1.html
>
> I did have one bright spot.  After a week of shooting color for
> school(waiting for my Delta 100 to come in).  I got back many good
> photos.  The one that I like the most though follows.  It looks almost
> posed, but actually the boy had been talking to a friend and then the
> friend had to go home, so he was just standing there.  In the original the
> bars are grey with detail instead of black and his hair is detailed(what's
> wrong with my
> scanner).  http://www.geocities.com/david_degner/gallery/good_1.html .
>
> Tommorrow must be a better day.
> David Degner
>
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