Re: (Fwd) Re: Times and Temperatures

[boblong@xxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Long)]

On Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:42:57 +0000 (GMT), George Smyth wrote:

|You noted agitation as the only variable not accounted for, but I can
|think of numerous other possibilities:
|  * the #25 filter is probably of a different brand,
|  * the camera's meter is probably not the same as mine,
|  * the method of metering is probably different,

Of these, the only factor that could account for such a radical
difference, IMHO, is the metering, but...

|1:1 then I'm not going to throw a fit, but it is the way I do things.  I
|you were to purchase a Nikon FM2N, calibrate the meter exactly as mine
|is set, use an off-brand #25 filter the same as mine, and meter the way
|I do then you'll probably get the same results I've gotten.

In fact, I *do* use a Nikon FM-2n for HIE.

Well, this thread has gone on far too long.  My appologies to all for
that--and particularly to George and Cor if they think I'm trying to
complain about their advice.  That's not the point at all.  George and
Willem have repeatedly made the point that everybody's work habits and
objectives and equipment are different, and that one photographer's
technique can't be guaranteed to suit another.  Of course!  But I sure
wish I understood the difference in this case.

If any particupant has used D-76 *both* full strength and 1:1 on the
same type of film and would care to e-mail me his or her ideas on
respective development times, I'd be grateful.

Bob Long
(boblong@xxxxxxxxxxx)

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