Re: HIE in d-76?

["Russ Rosener" <rrosener@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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>From: "Kirk B. Davis" <smartcookie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <infrared@xxxxx>
>Subject: HIE in d-76?
>Date: Tue, Oct 24, 2000, 10:35 AM
>

> Anyone have a rec on dev time for HIE, I know the Kodak rec is
> not the best.
>
> I currently have D76, Rodinal and TMAX fresh and at hand...
> I heard Rodinal was a little grainy...
> I keep my darkroom at 68 degrees, so that is always my dev temp.
>
> I guess my questions are as follows...
> 1.  is 68 deg. too low ( I know it is on the charts, but I always see 75 as
> recmded)?
> 2.  Best developer, time and temp for HIE?
>
> On a side note, I developed a couple rolls of 120 TMAX100 in D76 1:1 (which
> I guessed meant one part stock and one part water!) at 68 degrees for 10min,
> 30 secs.  They were rolls of my little girls out in the summer sun.  I was
> very pleased with the results.  Negs were right on on density, skin tones
> are buttery and smooth.   I am going to do a couple more tonight in Tmax
> dev, what should I expect to see different?  Any recs on dev times?  Do I
> just mix it according to the directions and use it straight???... or do I
> dilute it??
>
> Thank you, oh enlightened ones!!
>
> Kirk Davis
> Plymouth, IN
>
Not many people know this, but the TMAX films were originally tested in, and
optimised for good old D-76. It's hard to go wrong with that devloper. TMAX
liquid film developer should give you negs with higher contrast and a bit
more grain. It's designed to be more active and potent than D-76 to make it
better for push processing.

Russ Rosener
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