Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Marty, I will play with the 2-bath Pyrocat-HD more to get the maximum out of it. I tweaked the image a little bit to giv it a little bit more mid-punch. Not sure if it helps or not. Thanks again for the advice. On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > I really like this process too - pyrocat developers are really sharp. > The shot of your wife on the bike shows some of the midtone > compression that is a problem with all two-bath developers (the only > real way I found to solve it is with more exposure and more > development) but particularly ones like pyrocat where the A-bath > really doesn't hve enough alkali in it to initiate development. With > almost all other formulae - divided D76, Diafine, whatever, the A bath > has enough sulfite or other alkali in it to raise the pH enough for > some development to begin. Shoot a few frames, run them through the > A-bath of a two-part developer and then fix if you would like > evidence. > > You can clean your reels very effectively in a dishwasher - the > alkaline detergents used in those machines, combined with the heat, > effectively remove any residues on the reels - and when you pull them > out they are dry (so if they are plastic they are ready to load up > again right away). > > Marty > > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]