Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]CORRECTION...... THAT IS 1:31 ratio on the HC 110!!!!!! Bill Satterfield wrote: > I shoot it at 200, develop it for 4:30 seconds in HC 110 1:3 @68 degrees. This > over exposes, under develops, thus increasing the contrast. This was learned at > a zone system workshop taught by a local, world renowned fine art photographer, > Marion Brown. It works in all formats but the time is different for medium and > large formats. > > BOB KRAMER wrote: > > > I suppose the latitude at 1/3 stop overexposure would not effect your prints > > *too* much, but it would also depend on the lighting conditions and your > > exposure decisions when the film was exposed. Were you metering in the > > shadows with a lot of sunny areas in the image? Were you metering for the > > bright higher values? Were you using an incident meter, or the on board M6 > > reflectance meter? Was the contrast in the scene high or low? Those kinds > > of issues could have a far larger effect on the quality of your negatives. > > > > Also, any idea what developer the lab is going to use? Around here, one is > > hard pressed to find anyone running B&W (any B&W) in anything but tmax > > developer, which from my experience is the kiss of death for tri-x. D-76 is > > much better, and Xtol is marvelous (I like the 1:1 dilution). > > > > C'mon Dan! You blew a small fortune on Leica gear, go out and buy a > > changing bag, stainless steel tank, a few bottles for chemicals, and a > > couple of the Hewes reels. Take control of the process ASAP. You won't > > regret it! > > > > Bob Kramer > > > > P.S. I almost forgot. Go get The Film Developing Cookbook, by Anchell & > > Troop. All sorts of good info in that book. > > > > P.S.S. I also noticed that I didn't answer your question. Yes, if > > possible, change the development time. This will help make sure you don't > > blow out your highlights. You may have to experiment a little to nail down > > the right time. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dan Honemann [SMTP:ddh@home.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:05 AM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: [Leica] Exposing Tri-X at 320 > > > > > > If you intentionally overexpose by a third of a stop by rating Tri-X at > > > 320, > > > do you then under develop by the proportionate amount? Or do you develop > > > as > > > normal and let the latitude of the film compensate for the overexposure > > > (hoping to bring out more details in shadows)? > > > > > > I ask because I've never tried this before, and having shot a few rolls > > > this > > > way, am about to take them to the lab to be processed and wonder if I > > > should > > > say anything. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Dan > > > > > > P.S. All six rolls were shot with a Leica M6 (vain attempt to keep this > > > OT).