Plus-X is not the same film it was 25 years ago, either. I
found that out by taking a few years off from the darkroom in
the early 1980s. When I went back to it, everything had changed,
and none of the old techniques worked the same.
What you described in your previous post sounds like simple
under development. Shel says increase the time 10%, while
leaving all other factors the same. I say increase time 30% and
see if it is too much. If it is (it should be), then you can
work backwards to what is correct. I believe in setting some
sort of upper limit with this sort of testing procedure.
Look also at your shadows and make sure you are not under
exposing the film. I like a fairly meaty negative, especially
with the larger formats.
I don't put as much stock in the idea of the MAGIC DEVELOPER
concept. I have found over time that developers all do pretty
much the same thing. With a few exceptions, they are
interchangeable, though not with the same time/temp/agitation
scheme.
I certainly agree that making one developer work for you is
important, so stick with one developer. You will find that
knowing how a developer works is very handy when trying a new
film.
William Robb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: April 12, 2001 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Plus-X
> These were negs from 25 years ago. The developer was D-76,
dilution unknown.
> The paper was Kodak's RCII. I've just reprinted some of them
on RCIII.
>
> It appears that I should spend some time to (re)learn darkroom
techniques.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Collin
>
> From: Shel Belinkoff
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
------------------
>
> <snip>
> Do not use Acufine until you've resolved this situation.
Jumping
> from developer to developer will not solve anything.
>
> BTW, did you print the negatives, or just view them?
Negatives can
> surprise you. They may look flat, thin, or low in contrast,
but they
> may print beautifully. Which then begs the question, what
paper and
> paper grade are you using? What paper developer are you
using?
> What time/temp are you using to make the prints?
> --
> Shel Belinkoff
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