Digital BW, The Print

Ain't there any zonies left out there? I was taught to set the asa (for use in an individual camera) of a B&W film to the value that produces a densitiy of 0.08 to 0.1 above film base & fog. Then to set the development time to that which will produce a zone VIII print value from a zone VIII placement. This approach usually produces very printable negatives except when conditions require N+ or N- development (not too common an occurence in my limited experience).

Roger  
 

 -----Original Message-----
From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@...]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:25 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Film for scanning was Re: The State of PersonalScanner Technology


  > > I shoot using a camera ;-), for 35mm, typically a Contax RTS
  > III or a Leica
  > > M6...and appropriate Zeiss or Leica lense...  I develop in D-76 1:1 in a
  > > Jobo ATL-1500.  I have been ecstatic with D-76 1:1 for low grain noise.
  >
  > Thanks, D-76 1:1 has been what I've been getting good results
  > with using the
  > Delta 400.  Do you shoot the Delta 100 at 100...or lower?  How about cook
  > time...do you pull it out early for scanning?

  Hi Robert,

  I typically rate film for it's rating, so 100 at 100, 400 at 400...and
  adjust my developing times so I get exactly what I want.

  I don't know if I pull it out early or not, as I experiment to get my own
  times.  I process at 75, and for Delta 100, I develop for 8 minutes D-76
  1:1.

  Regards,

  Austin


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