Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The last time I dropped off TP at a lab, the negs were very underexposed. I later found out that they used D76 to develop TP. Never let another lab develop TP since. Do it at home. Chris Williams New Orleans - ----- Original Message ----- From: "m" < Subject: [Leica] M6 & technical pan > Simon, > > unfortunately labs (even good ones) and TP don't mix. > > you've got to use Technidol if you want to avoid > nightmarish contrast, very few labs stock it and > if they do maybe they don't use it because it's not > cost-effective for them to (very very few TP users) > > if you really like TP (I'm crazy about it) > you have to develop it yourself. it's easier than it seems > don't need a professional darkroom, just a tank and two reels > and those cute little yellow bottles of technidol and some fixer > > then take the beautiful negs to the lab to make a contact sheet, > or scan them > > but please, don't let a lab develop TP. buy your own Technidol, > learn to develop (very easy, you just need an easy to load > plastic reel) > > if you dont want to do that, avoid TP, really > > I'm willing to bet it's not overexposure, it's been > developed in something different than Technidol > > I mean Xtol (great for Tri-X and Plus-X) can kill your TP > > matteo - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html