One thought: BW negatives that look absolutely great are probably overexposed. Those that appear to be be slightly thin are more likely to print very well. Paul
tom wrote: > On 25 Mar 2002 at 10:08, Chris Murray wrote: > > > > > > Okay now I understand. I developed three rolls of T-Max 100 this weekend > > (in t-max developer). Went well. I think my negs came out good, and I > > looked them over and so far I have not found any scratches. > > Excellent, congratulations. > > > > > Once I get a better rythm with my process I am going to experiment a > > bit. I am not sure what a good black and white negative should look > > like. any pointers. > > Start printing. > > In the meantime, take them to a lab that does b+w in-house and see what they >say...if anything is glaringly wrong they'll let you know. > > As long as contrast is in the ballpark and you're not making any huge mistakes, you >should be ok. The rest is a matter of taste, and you won't know what you really like >till > you start making prints. > > 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 . - 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 .

