Re: enlarged negs using lith film (reply)
Hamish Stewart & Sophie Colmont (Hamish.Sophie@wanadoo.fr)
Fri, 29 May 1998 08:17:56 +0200
>Subject: Re: enlarged negs using lith film (reply)
>Sent: 28/5/98 16:18
>Received: 28/5/98 23:50
>From: Walt Goettman, wgoettman@mm.wyeth.com
>To: Alt-photo-process, ALT-PHOTO-PROCESS-L@skyway.usask.ca
>
>I don"t recall anyone mentioning D-19 as a lith developer. I use this
>for photogravure positives with infreqeunt mottling. I use a 1:4
>dilution with 1-2 minute developement agitating briskly the first five
>seconds and vary the remaining agitation (usually slight every thirty
>seconds) to vary the contrast. I have recently gone closer to a 1:5
>solution as my lights seem very contrasty (AQA) even with a 5%
>dichromate solution.
>
>Walt
>
I think D-19 would give you very high contrast with lith film. I have
used D-19 with commercial film 4127, which is rather low in contrast -
but with lith film? Why not just use Dektol unless you wanted to produce
very graphic high contrast negs?
Hamish