Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With E-6 one can do as little as a 1/8 stop push or pull. S. Dimitrov On Mar 19, 2005, at 4:04 PM, JCB wrote: > At 01:43 PM 3/19/2005, Didier Ludwig wrote: > > >> As I wrote in another post, my pushed C41 rolls were sent to a pro >> lab where they have the opportunity to vary the developping time (or >> concentration, or temperature or whatever, I don't know). But the >> results were soso-lala... >> Didier > > > > Pushing film speed is done by increasing the development time 30% for > one stop. B&W film responds very well as B&W developer is what > develops the latent image. E6 developing responds very well to pushing > because E6 first developer is a B&W developer doing nothing more than > developing the latent B&W image. The five steps following the first > developer are typically left alone unless some wild effects are > wanted. > > Color neg film has only one developer, a B&W/color developer > combination followed, typically, by only one step, a bleach/fix combo. > C41 is extremely easy to process. It's easier than B&W. But because of > the way the developer and film are constructed, pushing is very iffy. > I have pushed it very successfully, but more than one stop is not > good. I sometimes extend the development step by 15% (1/2 stop) to > help build up some contrast in flat situations. In these situations, I > expose at the factory ISO. With normal contrast subject matter, I > always give a half stop more exposure than the ISO speed rating. > > MHO, > > JB > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Slobodan Dimitrov http://sdimitrovphoto.com