Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have the same issued with PMK and ultimately favored pyrocat but the speed loss is similar. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Chris Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > The church bus photo was shot at 320 and developed for 10 minutes at 75 > degrees in PMK 1+2+100. I'm thinking I might want a little more exposure, > because my first test of Tri-X in PMK was done at EI-250 and developed for > 11 minutes. The negs were a little too contrasty and looked slightly > overexposed, hence the change to 320 and the shorter time. The contrast is > good now but I feel like the exposure was a little under. PMK negs are > harder to judge by appearance alone. My 320 negs look well exposed but the > shadow detail didn't come through as well as it did with the 250 shots on > the first roll. So, I'll say 250 is probably what I'll stick too, with the > 10 minute developing time. I have to shoot another rolls to be sure. Once I > get everything worked out, I'll post the full info on how I develop and > expose film for PMK. > > Note that I am scanning my film, not wet printing. The stain affects > contrast with VC paper and a longer dev. Time might be best for wet > printing > if you use VC papers. I haven't tested that though, I had to stop darkroom > printing years ago because of allergies I developed to the chemicals, > despite having a very good ventilation system. Developing negs in metal > tanks doesn't bother my health since I'm not breathing the fumes as you do > with open trays for prints. > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-486-2581 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 4/1/11 10:51 AM, "Chris Saganich" <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Chris, what ASA are you using for the TriX PMK combo? > > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Chris Crawford < > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com > >> wrote: > > > >> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=204 > >> > >> This is another photo on Tri-X developed in PMK. Check out the flaming > >> skulls with mohawk hairstyles! > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Chris Crawford > >> Fine Art Photography > >> Fort Wayne, Indiana > >> 260-486-2581 > >> > >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > >> > >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > >> > >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > >> Become a fan on Facebook > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >