[pure-silver] Re: [inconsistent results with TXP
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:24:51 -0700 (PDT)
Did you already process all of the film? It seems
that it has been consistent in giving you thin results
and bottom line becomes what to do now that you know
that.
If you still have film left to process, I would adjust
your processing accordingly. If not, then decide what
you need to do to make them more printable such as
selenium intensification. Once the film is saved,
then I would start doing tests and examining all your
procedures to find the "error" or technical failing
that led to this, using the same film/lens/camera if
possible. Polaroid testing can be helpful too.
The only problem I've had w/old film in the past was
fog and I don't think that leaving the film
undeveloped for a long period would degrade things
that much.
Eric Nelson
www.eman-photo.com
www.archival-photo.net
--- Shannon Stoney <sstoney@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, I have been shooting TXP for some time in the
> 4x5 format. I have
> tested it and I use the BTZS system to expose and
> develop it. I shot
> about 75 exposures over the summer and I'm just now
> processing it.
>
> Most of the film seems underexposed and
> underdeveloped. I can
> probably print it, but it will be tricky. I don't
> understand this,
> because some film that I shot just last week is
> perfect.
>
> I have two theories about why this might be
> happening:
>
> 1) maybe the film I used over the summer was old. I
> can't remember if
> I used some that had been stored for a while or
> what. If the film was
> a year or so old, would that make it less responsive
> to exposure and
> development?
>
> 2) Maybe if film sits around waiting to be
> processed for several
> months, it loses responsiveness to chemistry? (I
> have not found this
> to be particularly true in the past however.)
>
> 3) Maybe I consistently metered wrong, or the meter
> was messed up.
> But I just had the meter checked and it was fine.
> Also it was fine
> when I used it for the batch of film I shot and
> processed last week.
>
> there could be any number of other things going on
> too. But I think
> I have eliminated all the other possible variables.
>
> --shannon
>
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