i write you just after my good test with pmk
1. i don't understand why i can have so beautiful negatige with abc and not
with pmk(base density)
2. i have beautiful result using the way one of you give a month ago (1
bath 1% metaborate, 2bath pmk for half devellopement and another bath of
pmk for the second part , water, fix, 1% metaborate, wash)
3 the new version i see was all with preservative and more pyro
and then that's my new way of using pmk after all this facts.
1.1% metaborate bath 5 min.
2. pmk (20 ml A+ 40 ml b+10 ml 10% Kbr +100 water) (i put the double and it
is more active and become less worn)
and so on
i think that the big problem with pmk is that it worn out to speedly. and
the more it is worn the more it stain the base negative.
i devellop a neg with my new solution and had a beautiful neg with nice
base +stain(lowest than the traditionnal way)
i think this way is easier and more simple than the others as it don't need
extra products (kbr is a usual product for black and white printer ) .
i don't like to have to much chemical product in my lab.
that's my personnal choice everyone can do as he want but try this if you
don' t want to mix mg ofascorbic acid and mg of edta or other additive for
the same results.
thanks and goodbye
nze christian