Digital BW, The Print

Piotr, 

Solarizing is a good way to describe it. Do you have the same problem 
with your step test with the clumping of the tones in the shadows? That 
must be the problem. If I could  produce a nice even transition from 0% 
to 100% I will bet the shadows will take care of them self's.

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "piotrjanowski" <
piotr.janowski@a...> wrote:
>  steven0356  wrote:
>  They seem to 
> > have an unreal blotchy look to them. 
> 
> 
> Steve, 
> 
> I am experiencing exactly the same problem. It happens in the shadow 
> areas (80%-up). It looks almost like a solarizing effect.
> I posted a message about that  a month ago. Since then I didn't find 
> a solution. I checked step by step all my settings according to Pauls 
> workflow, I am using a Nikon 4000 scanner and I don't see those 
> problems on the monitor when I blow up the picture.(so it is rather 
> not a scanning problem). I am absolutely sure that it is something 
> that I am doing wrong here, since so many people a very happy with 
> the set. 
> The problem is I don't know what. I was using the Original MIS set 
> before and apart that it was a bit too warm for me I had never 
> experienced those things then. I really love the Neutral tone of the 
> VM set and I don't want to go back but this shadow problem is making 
> my nights sleepless.
> I remember that a few months ago someone on this list was describing 
> a similar problem but I couldn't find his message on the archives.
> Any help or suggestions from the listmembers are appreciated.
> Steve let me know when You solve the problem,
> 
> Piotr Janowski
> Greeting to everybody from Warsaw, Poland