Nash Computer Technology (nashcom@btinternet.com)
Sat, 22 May 1999 21:34:39 +0100
Steve
The BJP is a weekly magazine for targeted at professional photographers in
the UK. They have a web site at bjphoto.co.uk, and have an on-line news and
discussion page.
David Nash
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Shapiro <sgshiya@redshift.com>
To: petermarshall@cix.co.uk <petermarshall@cix.co.uk>;
alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Cc: petermarshall@cix.co.uk <petermarshall@cix.co.uk>
Date: 22 May 1999 16:35
Subject: Re: Question about FX-2
>My point, perhaps poorly expressed, brought to light that Atget used a
stand
>alone developer. Good eye, though.
>
>I don't know if that proves Crowley was not the first to come up with a
>stand alone developer or the historic account I read was in reference to
>Atget's washing technique. But I believe it was the former.
>
>BTW, what's the BJP?
>
>Steve Shapiro, Carmel, CA
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Peter Marshall <petermarshall@cix.co.uk>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
>Cc: <petermarshall@cix.co.uk>
>Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 5:19 AM
>Subject: Re: Question about FX-2
>
>
>> > FX-2 was not available in the late 1800's, and Atget certainly would
not
>> > have fooled around with it. Crawley's FX formulas were created in the
>> > mid
>> > 1900's and published in the British Journal as well as the BJ
>> > Annuals.
>>
>> Just to add a little to what Sil says. Crawley was for quite a long time
>> Editor of the BJP and still contributes regularly (I think he is
described
>> as Technical Editor) mainly reviews of equipment and materials which are
>> notable for their thoroughness and practical testing - not just the
>> re-hashes of press packs that appear in so many publications.
>>
>> His formulae are still published in the annual BJP 'The Big Book' which
is
>> an essential reference for UK professional photographers, listing
studios,
>> repairers, organisations, agencies etc.
>>
>> The current edition includes his FX-1,1b,2,4,5,5b,11,15,19 and FX 37
>> formulae for b/w film along with other formulae including film and print
>> developers, fixers and toners (there is also a colour section).
>>
>> Paterson market a number of his developers (they are available in the USA
>> as well) which I think generally have similar properties to the published
>> formulae but are all solutions generally used 1+9 or so, using added
>> components (alcohols?) to increase the solubility. The most interesting
of
>> these to me is FX39 as this is specially formulated to get the best
>> results with TMax and Delta films. I tested this against T-Max, D76 and
>> Xtol for TMax 100 film and was amazed by its clearly superior sharpness
>> and also smoother grain. Although there wasn't any real difference in
>> grain size - it isn't a fine-grain developer- when I looked at high
>> degrees of enlargement so that the grain could clearly be seen the FX39
>> seemed to give less 'noise'. It also lets you rate the film at its ISO
>> speed or even slightly above.
>>
>> FX37 (and I think I've posted the formula here before, but will dig it
out
>> again if it isn't in the archive and anyone requests it) is I think a
very
>> similar formula but for use at 1+3 only, but I haven't tried it.
>>
>> Peter Marshall
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>
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