Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, # 1 and #3 are outstanding. bill h ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: [Leica] two dogs and a kid...and lots of changes > As always, any and all comments welcomed. > > Puppies are active. I'm not sure if this works or not. But I like it at > first glance: > > http://canid.com/current/bud_dot.html > > > This violates all sorts of rules. But I think I like it: > > http://canid.com/current/johanna_0508_11.html > > > This was my first roll shooting Ilford Delta 400 (usual was Neopan 400). > So > in the spirit of violating rules, I changed all kinds of variables. > Developed in Xtol 1:1 (usual was 1:3). Developed at 20 C (usual was 70 > F). > Used Photographers' Formulary Fix TF-4 (usual was Kodak RapidFix). > > I was runing out of fix, so I got a new fix. B&H didn't have Neopan in > stock when I needed to order new film, so I bought a brick of Delta 400. > Used "The Massive Dev Chart" for starting times > (http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.html). They didn't show times for > Delta 400 for 1:3, so I decided to try 1:1. And instead of converting > their > times from 20 C to my usual 70 F, I changed my temp. > > Oh, and I also used a new tank. Bought a smaller tank so I didn't have to > either do 4 rolls or waste Xtol. And used one fix instead of my usual > two-bath fixing. I've decided to use fix 1-shot, same as developer, based > on my last experience of having little black dots on Acros when re-using > the > same fix. > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information