From: Tom Ferguson (tomf2468@pipeline.com)
Date: 09/01/01-01:57:32 AM Z
If "the only alternatives I have is HP5 or Ortho+" then I would strongly
suggest you work with the HP5. Yes it does have a bit more fog, but that
hardly is a fatal flaw. I would guess that my HP-5 negs take about 30%
longer to print than my T-Max negs (just a guess!). I use HP-5 all the time
in HC-110 developer. The "secret" to this film and alt is to use stronger
developer rather than simply increasing time for long density range
negatives. 30ml of concentrate liter per liter of water is "normal" for
HC-110. I use anywhere from 30ml to 70ml per liter depending on what my
final process and zone system needs are.
I'm not sure what the contrast needs of POP are, but for Palladium I shot
HP-5 at EI 125 and tray develop for 10:30 at 40ml per liter at 70 degree F.
Oh course, consider this no more than a starting point.
If Carl's quoted comments were in respect to HP-5 in Pyro, then I can't
help. I've never tried that developer.
-- Tom Ferguson http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com> From: Manuel Gomes Teixeira <PunctumStudios@netc.pt> > Subject: Re: POP choices > > SNIP> > Here in Portugal is impossible to find 5x7 sheet film from Kodak, Ilford or > Bergger. Tri-x, even abroad as U.K. (Silver Print) or Austria (Lotus View > Camera) it is not available . I suppose Kodak simply doesn't sell this size > in Europe .So the only alternatives I have is HP5 or Ortho+ that is quite > difficult to get. I think that in a near future the only choice we will have > in 5X7 will be Bergger that will catch the abandoned customers from Kodak and > Ilford, so is is a pity that we can't make BPF to work. > > > Concerning HP5+ Carl Weese wrote in " The new Platinum Print": > > The film retains its heavy fb+f and printing through this thick density can > result in some annoyingly long print exposures. > > > in conclusion: what alternatives can we have?
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