Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] darkroom update...
From: "phong (Doan huu Phong)" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 07:11:34 -0500

Francesco,

       I truly admire your enthusiasm and energy.   What gusto !

- - Phong

- -----Original Message-----
From: Francesco (Glossymedia) <fls@san.rr.com>

>Contact prints......my latest project.
>
> ....
>
>I know all of you darkroom veterans are ROTFL right now, and that's OK,
>but what I am doing wrong here?  A million things are going through my head
>as to what the problem is:  light source too close, time is supposed to
>be very short (under 2 seconds), light source is too strong, etc.
>Am I on the right track?  Can someone tell me the proper timings for
>making standard contact prints?  Is it posible to do without an enlarger
>or am I wasting my time, paper, and chemicals?
>
>Francesco
>
>PS......what is the difference between a developer such as HC-110 and
>XTOL?  Is XTOL a paper developer?