Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's my understanding as well. Overdeveloping increases contrast. That's why I rate tri-x at 200 and underdevelop. To reduce contrast (and to get more shadow detail). Works great! Bob Kramer > -----Original Message----- > From: Peterson Arthur G NSSC [SMTP:PetersonAG@NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL] > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 10:06 AM > > Just a quick question from an ignoramus who doesn't develop his own stuff. > You say that overexposing and underdeveloping increases contrast. > > I had long understood that underexposing and overdeveloping increases > contrast. And somewhere, somehow (I can't recall and can't explain it), I > had gotten the impression that, conversely, overexposing and > underdeveloping > rather decreases contrast. Did you misstate this, or has my impression > just > plain been wrong? > > Thanks in advance for the answer, > > Art Peterson