Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 11/14/02 Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >Actually, I do not think the negatives are underdeveloped. On the >contrary, they may be slightly overdeveloped, since as you mention, they >are properly exposed (there is shadow detail where I want it) but the >highlights are too dense. I used the 13.5 minutes someone mentioned as a >starting point but reduced is to 13 minutes since I use a Jobo. Next >time I will try even less time, 12.5 or even 12 minutes. In general, I >find that I need to reduce the times given in the film data sheets to >compensate for the continuous agitation. For example, my time for Delta >100 is 15 minutes, and for Fuji Acros 13.5 to 14 minutes, both in XTOL >1+3 at 20C. Both of these times are shorter than what the data sheets >suggest. > Are you using a pre-soak? I note that the JOBO site says their times were derived without a pre-soak, but someone, I think on here, said they always use a pre-soak because it helps buffer the effects of the continuous agitation. Best regards, Adam Bridge - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html