Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I personally prefer APX-100 over Delta 100. Plus-X was a conventional film. APX-100 is a conventional film. Delta 100 is a tab grain film with who knows what. Maybe iodide and other stuff that can produce strange results. APX-100 can be developed in every developer known to man. Want sharpness, use Rodinal. Want a gazillion mid-tones, use D-76 1:1 or 1:2. Or Xtol 1:1 - -> 1:3. D-23 is a winner too. Pyro... wonderful. IMHO Jim At 08:35 PM 11/19/2001 -0500, David Degner wrote: >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html