Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John: >What film did you use? Neopan 1600 in Xtol 1:3. It's usually not this grainy for me. Then again, I usually don't pull a block-headed move like I did when developing these. I needed new fix. I keep my fix concentrate in the garage, which is insulated but not heated. I mixed my ~70 F room temp DI water with my fix at a ratio of 3:1. And then let it sit for a couple hours. I process at 70F, and that's usually room temp. When I poured the fix into my tank, my tank felt colder than it should have. I measured the temp of the fix...which I should have done before starting. 64F. I hadn't let it warm up enough. I knew I should have used a hot water bath, or mixed it the night before...but in my haste to use my precious developing time while I could, I forgot. When I started washing, I started at 66F, and gradually brought it back up to 70F. I seem to recall somewhere that washing is more effective at warmer temps than cooler ones. I believe I can see more grain in these images than in my past ones. Usually, I just sharpen the whole image as the final step. I didn't how it accentuated the grain in these, so I just sharpened selectively...around the eyes, and set up a mask to fade out the sharpening effect. Is going from a water stop bath at 70F to fix at 64F enough to increase the grain? I don't know. I've heard of reticulation, but don't recall ever seeing it first hand. I'm thinking that's a more severe effect, though. Eric - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html