Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're welcome; that version is better, but the compression is still visible - if it's in the original you can't manipulate your way around it very effectively or easily. Marty On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > Thanks Marty, I will play with the 2-bath Pyrocat-HD more to get the > maximum > out of it. I tweaked the image a little bit to giv it a little bit more > mid-punch. Not sure if it helps or not. > > Thanks again for the advice. > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I really like this process too - pyrocat developers are really sharp. >> The shot of your wife on the bike shows some of the midtone >> compression that is a problem with all two-bath developers (the only >> real way I found to solve it is with more exposure and more >> development) but particularly ones like pyrocat where the A-bath >> really doesn't hve enough alkali in it to initiate development. ?With >> almost all other formulae - divided D76, Diafine, whatever, the A bath >> has enough sulfite or other alkali in it to raise the pH enough for >> some development to begin. ?Shoot a few frames, run them through the >> A-bath of a two-part developer and then fix if you would like >> evidence. >> >> You can clean your reels very effectively in a dishwasher - the >> alkaline detergents used in those machines, combined with the heat, >> effectively remove any residues on the reels - and when you pull them >> out they are dry (so if they are plastic they are ready to load up >> again right away). >> >> Marty >> >> -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >