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Dan Quinn wrote: Tom Phillips wrote I don't know why you would want an arbitary increase in density otherwise obtained through normal exposure and development, though. Probably because some negatives to be printed are not ideal. I've negatives from the 30s and some of my own from the 60s, which for sure will need something. What I interpreted the OP as asking about (I could be reading wrong) was obtaining normal contrast curves from toned negatives, i.e., proportional negative density increase overall. Anyway for me the only reasons to tone negatives is to either improve the local print contrast from individual negatives (intensify) or archivally tone all negatives arbitrarily. What I'd like to know is if I intensify with selenium will it work well with generations old negatives. I don't see why not, as long as there's silver for the selenium to bond with. Would certainly improve their long term stability. |
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