From: Andy Buck (buckwiet@yahoo.com)
Date: 06/22/00-06:33:12 AM Z
Jamie -
Thanks, again! I will be trying Plus-x aerial at about
ISO 50-100 and underdeveloping about 30% in Pyro and
Duraflo (?, whatever the Custom PanLab is using)
fairly soon. I'll let you know what happens. It sure
would be easier and cheaper if this stuff was
available in 120!
Andy
--- James Young <jamiehy@globaldialog.com> wrote:
> >Speaking of that, I just joined (1 hour ago) and
> also
> >have a question about Plus-x, but Aerial.
> >
> >Has anybody used this in the wide roll format? I'm
> >getting some 5" wide rolls and am wondering:
> >
> >1. what does it look like for general landscape
> type
> >things, i.e. is the color shift noticeable? if so,
> >how?
> >
> >2. has anybody ever processed it in pyro?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Andy
> >
>
> Hi again Andy Plus x aerial film is a bit more
> contrasty than
> regular (I think)
> I've been processing verichrome cirkut film in
> pyro and have done
> some 5" plus x in pyro and came to the conclusion
> that I should do
> some testing to bring the contrast level down a bit.
> I don't remember
> what I processed it at. I think I compared the
> versamat times with
> tri x , compared the pyro times, and started there.
> I've used the Plus x with and without the
> antihalation backing. I
> found that spooling my own film without antihalation
> backing is more
> likely to have edge fogging and needs to be handled
> more carefully. I
> guess I need to rig up a better spooling system.
> Also one gets that
> old fashioned highlight flare effect which can be
> nice so long as you
> are expecting it.
> The aerial plus x made with the antihalation
> backing has less flare
> and is more forgiving to a mediocre spooling job.
> The aerial film
> does stain ok, though maybe not quite as well as
> verichrome cirkut
> film.
> The extra red sensitivity isn't much to worry about.
> Anyway , I've used it with my #5 cirkut and have
> gotten some nice
> photos. I've been doing van dyke brown prints with
> some success. But
> have to work on bring down the contrast level in the
> future. Jamie
> Young in WI
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