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Hi Stephen, I attempted to respond earlier, but it appears that post got lost in the ether. I'll try again... Quote: Originally Posted by Stephen Benskin T-Max 100 is a very linear film. Most of the time when you see strange rises or dips in a curve it is because of some experimental error. Don't worry about the results of the test and just do another. In fact I have performed many more tests than shown in the plots I posted--these...

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Kierstead Have you people even looked at the list? The huge majority is just a removal of some sizes, very likely unpopular sizes. Kodak has an insanely broad variety of sizes and varieties of chems and trimming the line is a sensible thing to do. It'll still be a lot broader then most other manufacturers. That is what I thought at first (then deleted my post) but on careful look, there is stuff on that...

My framer HATES putting square images in square frames -- he insists on rectangle frames, with the image placed vertically. That looks good to me, too, but sometimes when I see a square picture in a square frame, it looks more finished.

I've got a 3.5 gallon deep tank with floating lid and cover lid that I mixed up Xtol in, early last spring, and with replenishment I continue to use it with excellent results. There was a period of about 4 months over the middle summer and early fall when I didn't use it at all, but it stayed good. Before starting up I replaced about 1/2 gallon of it with fresh Xtol I had already mixed up in a separate bottle in the spring. Xtol is...

Quote: Originally Posted by ic-racer 0.3 on the log scale. That figures. Now I understand their charts. Thanks all...

Well, I just picked up another gallon of glacial acetic acid. I don't generally use much until I potentially get a break to print dye transfer - then you need a lot of it. Even though this is a common industrial chemical, it's more expensive if you to pay hazmat to ship it. The Kodak packaging and distribution is (was) convenient.

I agree with Matthew on this one. I use a low/mid filter for the base which I test full out to be slightly light and soft. Once I have this set, I will add a % of grade 5 to taste. Depending on the look that I want to present will determine the % , for the fun of it I will always make 3 prints with various % to see which one I like best One thing that I also have started doing is to use dodging and burning tools and let the 5grade come into...

Here's a link to Fujifilm link about instant film emulsion lift: http://www.fujifilmusa.com/shared/bi..._2008_CR08.pdf _ .. -- Tim

After many tries, finally got an attachment to work. I wanted to show you the TMX/D-76 1:1 curves---you can see the linearity of these, and although, it is not shown here, they'll begin to schoulder off between Zones XI and XII. If your're looking for a more linear curve with TMX than what you're getting, I would suggest d-76 1:1. However, I did not expose my step wedge the way you did, so your results may differ and I used a...

Heh... even if there's separation between the emulsion and base?