another new guy on the block (list)

[scarleton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     Well, I just found this mailing list last night on the web.  Glad it 
     is here!!!  Here is a little info about me:
     
     Started photography in 1986 (8th grade), shot anything with what ever 
     I could get my hands on.  Some dude took me in early in my photography 
     life and taught me to print B&W, I still use his darkroom today, a 
     true friend!!!  
     
     While in High School, I started shooting photojournalism types of 
     things and when I started in at University of Kentucky, I shot for 
     their news paper the "Kentucky Kernel" (which is on the web).  
     
     dropped out of school and out of photography in 92, and am now getting 
     back into photography (back in school in 93:)  
     
     Don't remember how I first learned about HIE, but do remember shooting 
     my first roll in Santa Barbara, CA.  Fell in love with it at that 
     moment.  I have tried 4x5 one time, but didn't have good luck.  But I 
     still love shooting the 35mm stuff!!
     
     In this one day, I have found alot of folks talking about how expose 
     and developer HIE.  This is my experience:  I have always used HC110 
     or D79 at the recommended times for development.  For exposure, I took 
     the recommended exposure from Kodak (I think it was 1/125 at f11, it 
     has been a long time) which translates to 1/60 (or 1/50) at f16.  
     Apply the sunny sixteen rule in reverse and you have 50 speed film.  
     since I always use a #25 or #29 filter and the meter in the camera, I 
     set the camera's ASA to 200 and burn film.  Seems to work for me:)
     
     
     There is one question about developers:  At one time I had a catalog 
     from a company that sold tons of different types of B&W chemicals. 
     Mostly Developers for film and paper.  They had one developer that I 
     just loved, it was made up of a part A and B solution.  you soaked the 
     film in the A solution for at least a minute.  This A solution was the 
     fuel of the whole development process.  Then you put in the part B 
     solution.  The cool thing about this B solution what that it was 
     powered by the A solution that was left behind.  You could NOT wash 
     out the highlights and you got very good shadow detail.  In other 
     words this is a VERY, VERY low contrast developer.  The one roll of 
     HIE I suoped in this look real cool.  I was wondering if anyone know 
     of the company I bought this from, are they still around???
     
     And one Q about film: I know Konica makes a medium format IR film, do 
     they also make it in 35mm?  Does it give the nice IR affect that that 
     HIE does or the lame results that the Ilford gives (I saw a roll of 
     the Ilford, was not impressed)?
     
     Sam Carleton


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