Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/02

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Subject: Re: What the hell's a FIE?
From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 16:13:11 -0500 (EST)

On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Dan Cardish wrote:

> At 08:47 AM 02-02-97 -0500, Ed Meyers wrote:
> [snip]
> >> 
> >> Tmax 100 +D76 (1:1).  Can't be beat.
> >> 
> >> Dan C.
> >> 
> >> 
> >yes it can...Try the new Kodak Xtol developer. Ed Meyers
> 
> Actually I have tried it on a few rolls but I haven't had a chance to print
> them yet.  Can you suggest some starting points for development times?  My
> negs seemed a little on the thin side when I followed Kodak's recomendations.
> 
> Dan C.
> 
> 
Depends on what you say is "thin". If it's the shadow areas, then
you underexposed. If it's the lighter values in the scene, then you
could have underdeveloped. The development times should depend on
the scene contrast. Ed Meyers