The technique that have used is to establish the pre-flash time ( set aperture, known enlarger head height, no negative , no diffuser, out of focus) and write the time on the box of paper. I’ve tried this with paper negatives to reduce the contrast. Reasonable approach?
Andrew, it's great to find you on here! I just set up my own page to document my Manitoba darkroom logs and archives. Looking forward to following your breakdowns over here.
I’ll have to check this out. I’ve just started in my own darkroom, and learn as I go.
Fascinating technique, thanks for sharing!
Thank you.
Good stuff, as always. It's been decades since I used this technique. These days, I struggle more with low contrast, thin negatives, for some reason.
Thanks Troy. Have you tried upping your processing time by about 15%?
Yes. I’ve been getting that, plus only approx ISO160, out of TriX with Rodinal for some reason.
Just keep increasing your dev time until you get the contrast you are after.
The technique that have used is to establish the pre-flash time ( set aperture, known enlarger head height, no negative , no diffuser, out of focus) and write the time on the box of paper. I’ve tried this with paper negatives to reduce the contrast. Reasonable approach?
Yes Adrian, a very good approach.
Andrew, it's great to find you on here! I just set up my own page to document my Manitoba darkroom logs and archives. Looking forward to following your breakdowns over here.