Re: Kodak Hie Dev.

[boblong@xxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Long)]

On Sat, 21 Sep 1996 01:47:28 +0100, George Smyth wrote:

|I will assume that you meant EI200 above.  If you are really shooting at
|EI2000 then you're in uncharted territory.  The high contrast you
|mentioned was probably due to the D19 developer.

In some old literature I note that Kodak once listed a D-19a (D-19
plus a couple of user-added ingredients) as the developer to use if
you want absolutely highest possible film speed.  I know Bobbi really
meant ASA 2000, as stated, and I wonder whether that rather
extraordinary speed was at least in part a result of her using D-19.
The other possible explanation is that her TTL metering is relatively
insensitive to IR and thus must be hypersensitized, so to speak, in
order to get an appropriate reading.  The question is, how much should
she continue to allow for her camera, and how much should she cut back
to allow for a possible speed loss in switching developers?

Once again, I guess the only responsible answer is: Test and find out.

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