Re: Any experience with D-19 developper?

[synvis@xxxxxx (Steve Traudt)]

Cor Breukel wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Steve Traudt wrote:
> 
> > Cor Breukel wrote:
> > >
> > > Intrigued by the statement of Michael Fulks in his interesting article
> > > about IR on the WEB (http://www.apogeephoto.com/something, can't find the
> > > rest )
> > > "D-19 it is generally used as a graphic arts film.  That means it tends to
> > > be high in contrast and grainy, but in my experimentation this has not
> > > been the case. I get good contrast, easy to print negs, with subtle tones,
> > > sharp grain and acutance"
> > >
> > > I set out to try it: thus far the results are bad :the first film which I
> > > really blew. I started out with my standard setting (Minolta X300 on 250
>   >snip<
> 
> > I too was intrigued with his comment on how nice D-19 was. I started out
> 
> > at many an EI, and D-19 is just plain too contrasty! A few negatives
> > were printable, but only at very, very long times in the enlarger. Once
> > I switched to D-76, my negatives were good to great.
> 
> ...did you also notice an increase in filmspeed of about 2 stops?
> I enlarged the only good neg. I obtained; it's less grainy than processed
> with D76, didn't print yet though...
> 
> >
> > I think we are all trying to make IR too hard. Laurie White's new book
> > suggests doing a test with 1/125 at f-11. Shoot a whole roll at that
> > setting, in all types of lighting. The results will amaze you. I
> > recently spent 5 days shooting nude models in the landscape and I
> > basically used 1/125 at f-11, whether it was sunny, cloudy, high
> > elevation, whatever. I shot 15 rolls like this and the negatives are the
> > best I've ever had.
> 
> ..how did you process with D76?...
> 
> Cor Breukel
> http://ruly70.MedFac.LeidenUniv.nl/~cor/cor.html
> cor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I basically follow Kodak's recommendations for D-76. I use a JOBO so I 
get very consistent results. You would think the continuous agitation 
would drive contrast too high but it seems OK. I use ONLY a plain water 
stop bath; don't use acid stop. I recently began mixing d-76 with 
distilled water. I only get a pinhole every now and then. Follow Kodak 
sheet for time and temp. The trick is to standardize and eliminate as 
many variables as possible.

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