Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/01

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Subject: [Leica] speaking of myths and Urban Legends...
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sat Jan 1 17:31:00 2005
References: <6.1.0.6.2.20050101153011.05a73260@192.168.100.42> <76ba89b305010115462564314f@mail.gmail.com>

The quest for inerrancy in the processing formularies is best sought 
where? I'm at a loss here.
S. Dimitrov


On Jan 1, 2005, at 3:46 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> Now, if somebody will just publish a list of films and developers with
> the EXACT correct developing times. The massive list on digitaltruth
> would serve me better if it were not so massive.
>
>
> On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:40:34 -0800, Richard
> <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:
>> In the latest Photo Techniques, one person says that the adage about 
>> some
>> (B&W) films are flat and some are contrasty is a myth - that if the
>> negative is too flat, it's underdeveloped, and it's too contrasty, 
>> it's
>> overdeveloped. Simple as that. He found a local PRO lab was 
>> mis-developing
>> couple film types. However, after explaining to the manager of the 
>> place
>> the problems, the manager told him quietly that they are not going to
>> change the timing because they have been telling their customers that
>> certain films are flat and certain are contrasty and changing the 
>> tunes now
>> would cause too much trouble!!!
>>
>> And so a legend lives on...
>>
>> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
>> please
>> use richard at imagecraft.com)
>>
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Slobodan Dimitrov
Photography


In reply to: Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] speaking of myths and Urban Legends...)
Message from jefferys at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] speaking of myths and Urban Legends...)