Digital BW, The Print

Does it matter if it is the warm or neutral process?

--- joshscapes <joshrandall@...> wrote:

> Michael, 
> 
> I have tried the DR5 process and love it.  I shoot
> 6x7 and scan using a Microtek Artixscan 
> 120f.  I find that the DR5 scans have more latitute,
> more detail, and less grain.  Also you 
> don't have to invert which is great as you save
> another altering step.  I swear by it, but I 
> would say that you have to like the look.  I happen
> to love the look of tmax100 with dr5.  
> It helps control those highlights that are so hard
> to control with tmax100.  It is extremely 
> easy to scan.  I have also used it with efke 25 film
> and find that it is nice as well.  Although 
> I have no comparison to compare the efke 25 with
> since i only have used it with dr5.  The 
> tmax i have used for years developed the traditional
> way so I can say from exprience that 
> for me I prefer tmax 100 in dr5 than in any other
> process I have tried.  I shoot landscape 
> photography on a tripod so you will know where i am
> coming from.  It is expensive 
> however costing about $13 dollars a roll.  For me
> though, the results it gives you are 
> worth it.  
> 
> My thoughts,
> 
> Josh Randall
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> Michael Vendrell 
> <mjvendrell2@...> wrote:
> >
> > Paul,Ginny, et al: I'm planning on giving the dr5
> > reversal processing a try for some selected B&W
> films
> > as well.  There's a rather extensive list of films
> > with their characteristics on his site which makes
> for
> > impressive reading but I don't as yet have direct
> > experience - anyone?  I know it has been discussed
> > before, but does anyone have further thoughts
> about
> > scanning B&W film positives vs negatives in a
> scanner
> > such as the Nikon 9000?
> > 
> > --- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> > 
> > > >  ... XTOL produces a less 'dramatic' image
> than
> > > HC-110, 
> > > > but lends an almost luminous quality...with
> > > better, 
> > > > more subtle tonal separations.
> > > 
> > > When I run out of medium format Tech Pan, Tmax
> 100
> > > with Xtol will probably
> > > be my choice.  Xtol has the least amount of
> > > adjacency I've seen in a
> > > developer.  So, it produces very smooth grain. 
> I
> > > would have considered it
> > > too soft for the enlarger, but with a good
> scanner
> > > and unsharp masking in
> > > Photoshop, I now think low grain is more
> important
> > > than chemically-sharpened
> > > film.
> > > 
> > > > (And with all the Vitamin C in XTOL plus
> selenium
> > > toning, my pictures are
> > > > so 'healthy' they should live forever!! <G>)
> > > 
> > > The city sewer police saw my darkroom in house
> plans
> > > and were very concerned
> > > about the health of their sewer system.  Oddly,
> > > Microdol X was at the top of
> > > their list of bads.  Xtol was formulated,
> > > apparently, in part to avoid these
> > > problems.  The health of the sewer systems is
> one of
> > > its main points.
> > > 
> > > Paul
> > > www.PaulRoark.com 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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