[pure-silver] Re: Film Development

  • From: Bob Younger <ryounger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:42:14 -0700

Pyrocat-HD. Extend the time between agitation.
Bob Younger

On Friday, March 14, 2014, İbrahim Pamuk <ibrahim.pamuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>  Dear All,
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> I have been thinking for a long time that at some of my negatives high
> lights are washed out. This is true for Tmax 100 and 400. I was using D76.
> Also I find some of them contrasty also. All of these forced me to think
> that either I overdelevoped or may be over exposed to some extent. Once I
> used Aristo 100 and 400 and at these time my complaints were more so I left
> using it. Later I started to used Rollei Superpan200 and Rollei400. I was
> also complaining similar to TMax case but in this case a little better.
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> So I have shifted to Diafine. In general I was more happy, less washouts
> but since still I print at darkroom I found the negatives to be thin. When
> They are scanned there absolutely better. I have read somewhere that
> Diafine is better with old type of films rather than T type due to the fact
> that T type has less silver. Also Rollei films have thinner emulsion so
> that there is not "enough meat" to eat. They will be thinner. I was haapy
> when using Diafine that I was independent from the temperature control also.
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> What can you recommend to me? My plan is to shift back to D76 but D76 1+3
> type. Due to discontinued HIE I am using Rollei Infrared400. I found that
> there is no other solution so I have to be satisfied with what I have. I am
> using D76 also for this. Only complaint is that I have highlight washouts.
> I tried Diafine that solved my washout problem but contrast was far away
> than I have expect to have. In this case I wish to try Rodinal. Comments at
> internet says use Rollei D74. I am not able to buy D74 and cannot Access
> the formula to brew. Any idea what it looks like?
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> So friend I am eager to listen to your comments. I will be using Tmax
> 100&400, Rollei Infrared400 and Rollei400 and Ilford FP4.
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> Best Regards,
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> Ibrahim Pamuk
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