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 Farmer wrote: > 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. Any good introductory book on B&W photography should have a section on film development. I recently got "Black & White Photography: A basic manual" by Henry Horenstein and Carol Keller for my girlfriend who wanted to learn B&W photography. Another one to keep an eye out for (only available second-hand, try www.bookfinder.com) is David Vestal's book on the craft of photography. Vestal's my hero. I subscribe to Photo Techniques solely for his column. > 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. Xtol only comes in 5 litre packages and is exceptionally sensitive to storage conditions. I'd stick with something simpler, such as D76 1:1, or Edwal FG-7 1:15 (comes as a concentrated liquid) until you're comfortable with the mechanics of things, then start messing around with more "high maintenance" processes later. M. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html