<< Please check out some T-Max processing research by William Bascom and Chris
Johnson at the following site:
http://www2.ari.net/glsmyth/
>>
Thanks for taking the time in pointing out the information, but I had actually
read it a while ago. It is good for Mr. Bascom to have found out that TMax
works better for him when developed in D76 1:1 and that it didn't quite work
with TMax developer 1:4. However, I wouldn't call it a "research." He
basically found it out by accident.
It is impossible for KODAK to list out all combinations. If KODAK has the data
for D76 1:1, someone might say "Rochester forgot to tell us about D76 1:2."
Actually I can tell that Mr. Bascom probably didn't study the characteristic
curves of the film both developed in TMax and in D76 (yes, it IS in the
publication, I believe it is even in the first edition of the publication
since KODAK used D76 when developing the TMax film, TMax developer actually
came later), and moreover, he didn't seem to read the *contrast index curves*
for both developers.
If he had done that, he would have known (without even the need of testing),
that D76 1:1 was going to work better for him, if his needs were as described
in his article. This is basically the point that I wanted to stress. In fact,
if one wants to, by just studying those curves, one can easily come up with a
test plan that in just a few tests, he/she can come up with the development
combination that makes TMax as "forgiving" as Tri-X.
I don't work for KODAK. Neither do I have any connection with them, but in
this particular case, no, Rochester DID NOT forget to tell us. It is just that
we didn't read it more carefully.
Thanks for all your patience to allow me to talk about this in the alt. proc.
list. I shall switch back to processes!
Sincerely,
Dave