Tuesday, December 14, 2004, 7:35:48 PM, Graywolf wrote:
G> The only thing with these very slow films is you have to use a tripod except
in
G> very bright light.
G> The Gigabyte is like Techpan really a lithopan film. What the special
G> supercompensating developers do is let you process it as ultra fine grain
G> continuous tone film. Whether you like the results or not is something only
you
G> can determine. I personally perfer the mobility of higher speed film when
using
G> 35mm, but then I have the Anti-Digital Camera (Crown Graphic) when I need
fine
G> grain.
I will have to try again some lith film with phenidone. It's basically
same formula as Kodak's Technidol. I haven't had good results last
time I tried it, but the film was a lot different from the one the
times were recommended for, so I will have to experiment regarding
time and iso and agitation (I was using a sound recording film, btw).
Anybody knows is Technidol-like developers (POTA,...) work well in
rotary processors or do they depend on controlled exhaustion in
highlights like the compensating (dilluted, weak agitation)
development? I guess Phenidone is purely a low contrast agens, but
still I am not sure if my problems with it were because of the rotary
JOBO.
Another note, with weather so gloomy outside, I might try to develop
some of the lith film to higher contrast (thus higher, maybe even
handholdable iso)... just experimenting.
Good light!
fra
