Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/24

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Subject: [Leica] Idle Musings on Darkroom Chemistry, B&W
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Jul 24 10:20:15 2007
 
> Marc,
> Thanks for the references!  In the past 5 years I've tried out most of the
> common developers with Trix, FP4, and medium format EFKE.  I've literally
> run around in circles first trying the common developers (Rodinol, HC110,
> Kodak) moving to more esoteric formulas, then back to Rodinol, HC110, and
> Kodak.  In the end the point is to shoot and improve, I've learned that the
> film developer combination isn't as important as one might think to the
> impact of the work you may be creating.
> Chris
> 


Ansel Adams at one point implies that the most Important part of the film
developer combination is the dilution. And that any developer is great if
you dilute it right. Something to the effect...

Mark William Rabiner
Harlem, NY

rabinergroup.com
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