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Re: development for alt-process
Your lens may also need a clean and adjust. The apertures become slow to
respond and can really mess up a good exposure. Every component effects
that out come.
Each format brings to the table combinations to work out.
Eric J. Neilsen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Ferguson" <tomf2468@pipeline.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: development for alt-process
> Getting drastically different personal film speeds from different cameras
> would confuse things! Almost certainly the shutters need to be cleaned,
> lubed, and adjusted. Very common need with older gear.
>
> --
> Tom Ferguson
> http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com
>
> > From: sstoney@pdq.net (shannon stoney)
> > Subject: Re: development for alt-process
> >
> > Tom wrote:
> >
> >> Personal film speed (what you set your meter to) and development time
(what
> >> density range you need to match a given process) are not easily "given"
over
> >> the net. There are too many variables. How you develop (you use a
daylight
> >> tank, I use trays), the developer (you use D-76, I use HC-110). Even
> >> tougher, how you meter a scene. I had a discussion with someone on
this
> >> list (Carl Weese, was this you??) about how our exposure indexes could
be so
> >> far apart. It came down to what I saw as "zone 2 / deep shadow" and
what he
> >> saw. Not the same thing. Gets even more confusing if I use a spot
meter and
> >> you use an incident meter!
> >
> > I went through all this when I was a silver printer, and I was astounded
at
> > how my different cameras (all old) had such different personal film
speeds,
> > etc. They ranged from 400 to 1600, for the same film (Tri-X).
> > BIG SNIP>
>
>