Re: [Leica] AM50

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

Kodak at one time packaged DK-50 and it was sold as a developer for portrait
films, and produced nice looking photos on the old style Ektalure paper (Low
contrast with warm black tones) which the recommended developer was D-52
(D-72 was a lot like Dektol, D-52 was a lot like Selectol)
I don't knoiw if they still make these products, but they were pretty good
for what you would call 'salon portraits' but would look sort of washed out
for street photography.
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerd Heuser" <dr.heuser@gmx.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 1:25 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] AM50


> Tom, what's that mysterious Film Development Cookbook? :-)
>
> Gerd Heuser
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tom
> > Finnegan
> > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 6:12 PM
> > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] AM50
> >
> >
> > Casually flipping through the Film Development Cookbook at the breakfast
> > table this morning, I noticed a description of a developer named DK-50.
It
> > got me wondering if this mysterious AM50 developer is related. DK-50 is
> > described as a buffered non-solvent developer that produces high
sharpness
> > and excellent mid-tone seperation. It is recommended for low
> > contrast scenes
> > and controlled lighting situations like in a studio. It is not
recommended
> > for high contrast situations. This sounded to me to be right up Erwin's
> > alley, so those interested might want to inquire further with him
> > to see if
> > AM50 and DK-50 are basically the same.
> >
> > Tom Finnegan
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