> AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The second characteristic is the inability to get clean blacks.
Agreed !
>
> If you have the contrast adjusted (it supposably is designed to
> match a grade 3 paper, which is a bit harsh to begin with) to
> keep your gradients halfway smooth, the blacks are a gray mush.
> If you go up to grade 4 (or higher) you can get nicer blacks,
> but the gradients go to pot on you. Everything takes on about
> three or four levels of gray.
>
> In scanning, I sought to expand the contrast range, which is
> rather easy to do, but the same problems that I experience in
> the darkroom came up. By adjusting the midpoint I was able to
> achieve "max black" (stolen from the Ilford pro forum), yet keep
> the mid-tones and highlights normal.
>
> So, my challenge will be to figure out a way to intensify the
> development in the blacks yet stick with a paper grade no harder
> than 3. I'll be experimenting with sodium-bicarbonite and
> different developers.
>
Ok, I see what you're getting at - definitely easier to achieve in software.
Wayne Harridge
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge
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