Re: PT/PD DOP developer - to replenish or not

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From: James Romeo (jromeo@iopener.net)
Date: 06/01/00-05:55:33 PM Z


I have always rep the vol lost in a days printing I have done it this way for years
it worked for me. I used new dev when it go so black and sludge.
James Romeo
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From: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
To: Alternative Photography <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Subject: PT/PD DOP developer - to replenish or not
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 15:32:30 -0700

Hello all,
 
Still searching around for an answer to the lack of definition/detail in the
shadows on a PD print - in fact, I could describe the resulting piece as a
tiny bit flat even though there is a good contrast in the neg.
 
I just stumbled on to a possible answer to this problem.
 
On Jefferry's site under the subject of Developing, I quote "The developer
should be replaced rather than replenished. This was determined by the
Clearing Study which found that a heavily used developer can cause fogging."
 
http://home.att.net/~jeffrey.d.mathias/guidep/enhancing.htm
 
I recall reading, more once that many photographers prefer their developer
very brown and only occasionally replenished.
 
I'm using a single solution FO with PD, a Cold Bath Developer and therefore
a DOP process. What is the correct procedure - my guess is that there is a
wide range of opinions?
 
Many thanks,
 
Nick
 


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