Re: How to judge your negative (was Re: Times and

[njshih@xxxxxxxxxxx (N. Remi Shih)]

>>Anyway, I have developed my first HIE by using the developer that my local
>>photoshop guy picked for me and because I do not have a darkroom, I never
>>know my processed HIE is, uh, acceptable or just a piece of plastic.  Any
>>suggestions?


>
>I'm not sure I understand.  If you can develop your own film, the best thing
>to do is sacrifice a few rolls by doing some tests.  Keep the temperature
>fixed at 20 deg C. but vary exposure and development times untill you get
>pictures that satisfy you.  You then have a basis to work from.  Pick a
>standard developer such as D76.  Only when you start getting consistent
>results should you experiment with other developers, exposure times etc.  If
>you depend on a dealer to do the developing for you, you have fewer
>variables to play with, but you can still standardize a system based on
>however the local photshop guy develops the film, assuming he/she knows what
>they are doing.
>
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>Dan Cardish  <dcardish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Oh, my point is if you develop your negatives (which does not require a
darkroom), how can you judge that your processed film is OK by simply look
at it?


N. Remi Shih
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