Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, Given that you use HP5, a good place to start is Ilford's brochure for it: http://www.ilford.com/html/us_english/pdf/HP5_Plus.pdf Ilford's brochures describe very carefully each step of the process. About a year ago, I was in a similar situation (except that instead 10 years, about 30 had elapsed in my case...) and these brochures were all I needed to get back. Regarding developers, I've been using Ilford's DDX and I'm also playing with Kodak Tmax. Both of them are very easy to use, single use developers: 1/5 dev + 4/5 water and that's it. Enjoy!!! - --- Frank Farmer <frankandaubrey@mindspring.com> wrote: > Greetings all, > > Ok, after about ten years of abstaining from > developing my own negatives I'd like to start again. > However, I have pretty much forgotten everything > that is important to this process other than > standing in the dark and remembering where you > placed the lid to the tank. So, my questions are > these: > > Has anyone found a site or book that has been > particularly helpful with brushing up on darkroom > skills? I own a very old version of the Kodak > Darkroom Guide but figure there are others. Are > there? Just FYI - I shoot Ilford HP5+ or FP4+, > Kodak Tri-X or Plus-X with a bit of Fuji Neopan 1600 > mixed in for good measure. > > Also, it seems that Xtol is the choice developer for > many - sounds good - I would like to keep grain to a > minimum most of the time. Is there another I should > start with? Is Xtol a good start with those films? > What other "news" is out there? Any general > guidance on or off list would be appreciated. Sorry > if I missed any of this is in the archives. > > Thanks in advance . . . > > Frank > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html