Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/23
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age - I'm on my third KM Dimage.
Thanks Marty
--- On Sat, 8/23/08, Marty Deveney <freakscene@weirdness.com> wrote:
> From: Marty Deveney <freakscene@weirdness.com>
> Subject: [Leica] mixed batch processing of Tmax 400/800
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 3:19 AM
> I help a local lab maintain their replenishment system and
> the last batch of Kodak B&W Control Strips they sent to
> the lab were made on TMY II. You need about 10% more
> development for a decent EI 800 neg. You will lose some
> shadow detail, but not as much as you might think - you will
> lose a lot of shadow contrast. This is no problem if you
> scan, but can be problematic for wet printing.
>
> TMY II is amazingly fine-grained; I'd use it if I
> wasn't so comfortable with some other materials.
>
> Marty
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