Inter Positives + Enlarged Negatives for Palladium

Carol Janet Quartin (cjquartin@earthlink.net)
Tue, 9 Jul 1996 21:42:47 -0400

Hi All...

I have been trying to produce some intermediate positives of some B/W 35mm
and 6x4.5 negs on Agfa N31 4x5 film. My success has not been great and so
I turn to the experts on this list for help!!!
I am using an HC110 dillusion of 1:3 (from the 1:15 dill of the syrup) I've
been messing with the dev times and still can't seem to get rich positive.
I know the positive should be a little flat but I think mine are too
flat...Is there a good rule of thumb to go by??? I unfortunately do not
have a densitomiter so my gauge needs to be eyeballing...ALL HELP IS
APPRECIATED!!!

Thanks.

CJ

Hi Again...

I sent the above message out to the list last evening in the hopes of
getting so helpful responses...Aside from Judy...the responses seemed to
drift to a question about Ortho film...I haven't gotten that far yet folks
I'm still working on the intermediate positives and still need HELP!!!

To answer Judy's question...I took a class at ICP and we were taught to use
HC110 for N31 and Dektol for the Ortho film. My exposures were F16 for 2-3
sec and a 4-5 minute development...should I develop longer?? Will that
boost my contrast?? I didn't think it needed to be much darker I just
thought they were a bit too flat...PLEASE HELP!!!

CJ