Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try chromium intensifier on a select roll and see where it takes you. Slobodan Dimitrov Disfromage@aol.com wrote: > > This past weekend I returned from a trip to New York where we gathered with > our far flung family. When I got home I went to the basement and set the > JOBO to spinning to stabilize the temperatures of the various chemical > solutions. After about an hour I returned and loaded 6 reels of HP5+. I > don't know about anyone else, but I load film with my eyes closed as it seems > to help me concentrate. I needed to because I'm still not comfortable with > plastic reels after using stainless steel for decades. Anyway, after I > loaded the last reel I opened my eyes and turned around only to discover that > I had left a safelight on since the last time I printed several days before. > This safelight reflects off the white ceiling for general illumination, so my > film was all fogged nice and evenly. I developed the film as usual and I'm > hoping to be able to print through the fog; we'll see. If anyone is > interested it does seem to be a good technique to control contrast-these are > VERY flat negatives. > > After processing black and white film for more than 35 years, I thought I had > made all the possible mistakes. It just goes to show, it is never too late > to learn something new. Why does this kind of thing always seem to happen > only to the irreplaceable shots? > > Crying in my developer, > Richard Wasserman