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

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Subject: [Leica] Idle Musings on Darkroom Chemistry, B&W
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Tue Jul 24 15:28:59 2007
References: <6.2.1.2.2.20070724104817.01486958@pop.med.cornell.edu> <C2CBAD0B.61290%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Indeed, I noticed that dilution changes more then just development time.

At 01:20 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote:
> > 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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