[rollei_list] Re: Plus X -PX 125- and Microdol X discontinued Alan

  • From: Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:03:13 -0500

> Clearly when Adams rated his films at N-1 and N-2 and adjusted
> development, he didn't consult with you ;-)
> 
> I am one of the naive and ill-informed who has pulled Tri-X, when
> appropriate, one or two stops for probably two decades... I'll make
> sure I inform my customers that they received an inferior product and
> refer them to you... (Double ;-))
> 
> 
> Eric Goldstein


What he was doing was not changing ISO's but contrast control.
A low contrast scene could then be printed on normal contrast paper instead
of high contrast paper.

Development controls contrast.
Exposure controls shadow density.

[Rabs]
Mark William Rabiner



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