> Message text written by John Rudiak
> >You seem to have a very stubborn insistence for the amidol/FP4 combo,
> claiming it is superior to all other combos. I would wager that you could
> not duplicate the look of a platinum print made from a pyro negative with
> one from Amidol/FP4.<
>
> John
>
> I have confirmed in tests of a wide range of films and developers that the
> FP4 Amidol combination was superior to others in the test including pyro.
> In the spirit of the list I was handing on the good news as I have before.
> Others tried it and agreed. The amidol FP4 neg gives good tonal range
> over the whole of the step wedge which repeats in the print whether of a
> step wedge or of an image with a wide tonal range. Try it. . I am just
> trying to help others to produce good prints which have detail in the
> shadows and the highlights and where the middle tones sing.
>
> If people find that pyro serves their purpose better then fine.
>
> Terry
>
> terry
>
My point here (again) is that you could not duplicate the pyro look
without pyro, not whether one is superior or not (subjective opinion).
John