[pure-silver] Re: Good acutance and tonality for HP5+ 120 format
- From: <C.Breukel@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 13:02:22 +0200
Hi Peter,
If you have not tested your developer /film combo, I guess the best bet
would be Xtol 1:1 (I guess you shot at box speed) at 20oC, and look up
the time on the Kodak publcation on their web site; usually their times
a pretty good starting points..
Good luck,
Cor
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[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Badcock
Sent: maandag 18 mei 2009 7:58
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Good acutance and tonality for HP5+ 120 format
Hi folks,
I am about to develop a roll of HP5+ (120 format) and I need you to help
me settle on a choice of developer. So Initially, here are my
observations and requirements:
1. My scene contains a landscape shot with a Subject Brightness
Range (SBR) of about 8-9 stops.
2. I would like use a developer which will provide very good
acutance.
3. I think I would like linear tonal separation over the SBR of the
scene (let me know if that requirement will not result in subjectively
pleasing results).
4. I'm not too fussed about minor to moderate differences in grain
size because print size will be no more than about 11x14inches.
5. I think I have narrowed down my developer choice to either
Perceptol or XTOL.
Can people help me decide between those two developers which will
optimise points 2 and 3 above? (Or even offer another suggestion - e.g.
I also have some 510-pyro to make up).
regards
Peter
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