You may need to pick up a filter set, ilford makes filters than can be cut with scissors. use a #2 filter for the contact sheet and see if it makes the blacks, black. Also maybe a few more seconds of exposure might help it if the lights don't come out too dark. Filters are a must with multi contrast paper.
( gee I've only been printing for 3-4 months look how much I learned from the list ) --- Chris Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got my enlarger in the mail yesterday, got home > around 10pm, mixed up > some chem and went to work. > > 3hrs later.... > > I have 8 ok prints. Wow printing is much more fun > than developing negs > <g> :) I wanted to goto sleep, but I just couldn't > put the tongs down. > > I think I managed okay with a stop watch and a power > bar as an on/off > switch. > > I'm glad I printed off all of the posts on the > subject when I did. This > list is full of info. > > But I have one question (that I can remember at > least). My blacks don't > seem to be as black as they could be, and I am not > sure what I am doing > wrong? I am using Ilford multigrade RC paper, and > ilford paper developer. > > thanks - Chris > > -- > Chris Murray /"\ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON > CAMPAIGN > http://apeman.org/ X AGAINST > HTML MAIL > Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ > - > 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 . > ______________________________________________________________________ Movies, Music, Sports, Games! http://entertainment.yahoo.ca - 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 .
