Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The church bus photo was shot at 320 and developed for 10 minutes at 75 degrees in PMK 1+2+100. I'm thinking I might want a little more exposure, because my first test of Tri-X in PMK was done at EI-250 and developed for 11 minutes. The negs were a little too contrasty and looked slightly overexposed, hence the change to 320 and the shorter time. The contrast is good now but I feel like the exposure was a little under. PMK negs are harder to judge by appearance alone. My 320 negs look well exposed but the shadow detail didn't come through as well as it did with the 250 shots on the first roll. So, I'll say 250 is probably what I'll stick too, with the 10 minute developing time. I have to shoot another rolls to be sure. Once I get everything worked out, I'll post the full info on how I develop and expose film for PMK. Note that I am scanning my film, not wet printing. The stain affects contrast with VC paper and a longer dev. Time might be best for wet printing if you use VC papers. I haven't tested that though, I had to stop darkroom printing years ago because of allergies I developed to the chemicals, despite having a very good ventilation system. Developing negs in metal tanks doesn't bother my health since I'm not breathing the fumes as you do with open trays for prints. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-486-2581 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 4/1/11 10:51 AM, "Chris Saganich" <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote: > Chris, what ASA are you using for the TriX PMK combo? > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Chris Crawford <chris at > chriscrawfordphoto.com >> wrote: > >> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=204 >> >> This is another photo on Tri-X developed in PMK. Check out the flaming >> skulls with mohawk hairstyles! >> >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-486-2581 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information