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good review on B&W developers (for 400TX et HP5)?
"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in message It would be a challenge . So you're saying that you took 5 developers and optimized your processing of TMX for each developer and *** well, without necessarily succeeding. I 'tried' to optimize it - and it did improve my ability to see small differences in supposedly identical prints - do I get one attaboy for that?*** then printed the same subject photographed under the same lighting and printed on the same enlarger using the same paper and developer ? Wow ! That would be boring ! 'Boring', is not exactly the word my therapist uses - how ever, he says there will be hope for me, after a hundred, or so, shock treatments... denny pssst: burn this message after reading so that no one else sees it... Emmanuel,-- Was HC 110 ever in the running for your test. If not could you tell us your subjective reasoning for this. Is it too much the same? -- otzi |
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good review on B&W developers (for 400TX et HP5)?
Emmanuel,-- Was HC 110 ever in the running for your test. If not could you tell us your subjective reasoning for this. Is it too much the same? -- otzi So far, my experience is limited to TMAX and HC110. I am mostly using Ilford HP5 and Kodak 400TX, sometime pushing up to 1600 ASA (because of poor light conditions). Obviously, HP5 has much more grain than 400TX, but this is a kind of grain which I love for some situations. On the other hand, I love 400TX wide grey scale. Both have a nice exposure tolerance. My feeling is that developing both films with TMAX was much too contrasted to my taste, while 400TX offers a much finer picture. I am not sure so far about accutance (may be someone could comment?). I am using HC110 at 1+19 (i.e. twice less concentrated than the 1+9 recommended dilution), adapting the time accordingly (i.e. 2x). I try to use lower temperature (i.e. 17-18 C) and I like the results. Meanwile, I have read many comments on Rodinal, stating is gives a superior image quality especially when the picture has to be significantly enlarged. So I am trying to find out whether it would be worth trying Rodinal (which I should perhaps do instead of asking for advices?!). Any comment much welcome, especially from those having used HC110 and Rodinal with these films. Thanks, Emmanuel |
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