Richard Urmonas w=rote:
>Quoting Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu>:
>
>> Richard,
>>
>> You must have something very unusual in your VDB mix. I have mixed
>> the stuff with many different batches of chemistry from several
>> sources and it has always given me a paper that needs a very high
>> contrast negative, upwards of log 1.9. There is absolutely no way I
>> would be able to print a negative with VDB that prints well on a
>> silver paper. At least not if the goal was to print both ends of the
>> scale.
>
>Sandy,
>
>Using a step wedge I measure a negative density range of 1.9 to 2.1
>depending on paper. My preferred paper is at the 1.9 end. Due to the
>compressed shadow end of the print scale, I find that a negative of 1.9
>density range tends to print dark. I get better results with a 1.8 negative
>with the loss of a small amount of density in the shadows, but a better
>overall image. Note this is with camera original negatives, if I was
>using digital negatives I could compensate for the compressed shadows.
>
>Looking at the Agfa datasheet for Multicontrast Classic (their fibre paper),
>the curve for a 0 filter has about 1.8 exposure range. So a bit of
>dodge or burn and it should be possible to get a print.
>
>Richard
>--
>Richard Urmonas
OK, I understand your point. But not many people aim to make a
negative that will print on a #O grade. This is what we normally do
as a method of last resort. For that reason I thought your earlier
message might be confusing.
Sandy
Received on Fri Nov 14 21:45:18 2003
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