Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/05

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Subject: [Leica] Why sharpen?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:53 -0400
 
I did both those too!!
First the chromium intensifier which reticulated my grain amazingly in the
early 70's. Never did that again.
Then some selenium for some stuff in the early 80's that was thin and I
count get a good print from and really seemed like a worth it image.
But the contrast got so good with even Ilford variable contrast paper than I
didn't need to do that any more.
That's contrast really not sharpness; but close.
Contrast can pass for sharpness in a pinch.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:31:52 -0500
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Why sharpen?
> 
> in a second printing.  Plus you are dealing with at least 4x5" film.  Or 
> how
> about adjusting the negative density by putting it in selenium solution, or
> sepia toner, or chromium intensifier etc.?  I did all that.
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