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Re: Pd with dichromate contrast control



Camden,

Dick has such a conversion  chart in the second edition of his book.

Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson

Precision Digital Negatives - The System
PDNPrint Forum at Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com

In a message dated 12/14/06 11:22:46 AM, camden@hardyphotography.net writes:


I've been using the Dick Arentz method of pd contrast control with various
concentrations of the Na2 solution.  I'd like to try printing pure
palladium with ammonium dichromate for contrast control, as I've heard
someone mention in the past.

So my question is, how does one method translate to the other?  What kinds
of quantities/dilutions of am. dichromate would I need to use to get
comparable contrast results to Arentz's 1s/2s/3s solutions?  I realize
this is an apples/oranges question before asking it, but I'm having
trouble finding a better analogy.  :)


Thanks,
Camden Hardy