"John A. Hufnagel" wrote: > > I'm really looking forward to trying different dilutions and times for > processing film and paper. Are there any general rules that apply to > this, relating dilution and time to contrast and density?
Yeah. Higher developer concentration and/or longer dev times = higher contrast. Density or shadow detail is mostly determined by exposure. Developer dilution also has grain and accutance effects. The "correct" contrast for your negs will be determined by your equipment, materials and taste. Buy "The Film Developing Cookbook" by Anchell and Troop, which explains all this and more. > Or am I just > in for a long and glorious set of weeks holed up in my hole > experimenting? =P > Weeks? Try months or years, but try to get over it. Time and thought dedicated to thinking about and trying Paper X and Developer Y might be better spent figuring out how to take better pictures, not to mention actually taking them. Last year, when I thought of photography, I thought of film and chemicals. This year I think about subjects and places. Well, I think about nice lenses too. I spent a year trying things. I'm ok now. ;) > For the record, my last B&W work was done using D-76 on Plus-X and > Tri-X(usually full strength) and Dektol (full strength) with Kodak B&W Full strength Dektol? Wow. Usually it's used 1:2. Ultra Black is nice too, though inventory has been sketchy around here, so I usually just stick to Dektol unless I know the print is going on a wall. I use XTOL 1:1 and DD-X with D100, D400, Tri-X and TMZ. This after experimenting with everything out there... Have fun! tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
