From: Kerik (Kerik@Kerik.com)
Date: 09/26/02-03:12:08 PM Z
Shannon,
If that's true, I'd suggest you give Ilford HP5+ a try. Processed in
Pyro-Schmyro it works very well for platinum and gum (and, presumably,
other alt-processes). If you use ABC+ Pyro (aka Rollo Pyro by B&S), you
should get nice contrasty negs WITHOUT the excessive base fog that can
be a problem with HP5+ in other developers. I've done side-by-side
tests with Tri-X and HP5+ and found that I get much better shadow detail
with HP5+.
I rate HP5+ at ASA 160 and process in Rollo Pyro at 20 parts A to 40
parts B to a liter of water (1:2:50) for 9 to 11 minutes at 70 degrees.
This is for tray processing with nearly constant agitation. Also, I
don't do the post-fixer bath often recommended with Pyro. It just
produces excess stain (as Sandy has previously explained so well) and
negs that are slllooowww to print.
Hope that helps.
Kerik
ps I also encourage people to use Ilford products because I feel like
they are more likely to continue making films that are useful to people
like us for a lot longer than Kodak is. No facts to back that up, just
a gut feeling.
Shannon Stoney wrote:
> Ack! A camera store person told me today that Kodak was going to
> discontinue TriX in the 8x10 format. Is this true?!? He said it was
> no longer in their catalog.
>
> --shannon
>
>
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