From: Carl Weese (cweese@earthlink.net)
Date: 07/20/01-05:40:31 AM Z
Joe,
The lowest fog I've ever gotten with this film has been from rotary
development in Jobo drums with D-76. Plenty of contrast for Pt/Pd when run
about 15minutes/70 degrees. Also, no streaking even with print drums.---Carl
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>From: Joe Portale <jportale@gci-net.com>
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: HP5 and fog
>Date: Thu, Jul 19, 2001, 11:13 PM
>
> Has anyone successfully tamed the high base fog level of HP5? I have tried
> many times to develop this film with conventional developers and found the
> fog level bothersome. All it does is muddy up the neg and extend printing
> times. I am working on a project and would prefer to use this film without
> resorting to a pyro based developer. The addition of restrainers merely slow
> down the development and drops the films EI. I am looking for a formula or
> developer recommendation that will give some clear no/low dichroic fog after
> some pretty long development times.
>
> many thanks,
>
> Joe
>
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