B&W film on 67 pentax

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I'm returning to B&W work from chromes as I've purchased a high end cold light enlarger. Primarly landscapes. My problem with slow speed/fine grain B&W films is excessive contrast (even with modification of exposure and developing). Faster speed B&W films of course have better tonal range, but more grain. My cold light w/variable contrast helps. Any further feedback on your film choice would be appreciated. (films, developers, technique). thanks ! mark smith

-- mark smith (msmith@fayar.net), April 24, 2002

Answers

Mark,

I have had excellent results (35 mm and 6x7) with T-Max 100 processed in Rodinol.

If you'd like more particulars email me and I'll send my dilutions and developing times.

The T-max grain is almost non-existant and Rodinol keeps the contrast under control.

Joe

-- Joseph A. Dickerson (jadphoto@aol.com), April 24, 2002.


I've just started using delta 100 in place of TMAX 100. I develop in 1:14 Ilford Ilfosol-x. The grain is better than TMAX 100 and contrast is not a problem, although I enlarge with a condenser head. Worht a try.

-- Gene Crumpler (hassieguy@att.net), April 29, 2002.

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