On Dom, 11 gen 1998 19:39, Thomas H. Hogan <mailto:flzhgn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>When I want a sharp photograph, I use TechPan 2415 with a dilute
>developer such as HC110 dilution F.
Not yet tried... Not having Technidol at hand I started using T-Max with
decent (a bit too contrasted) results.
My understanding is that the
>dilute developer will contribute to a greater definition between
>grains which have received light and grains that have not due to
>local exhaustion of developer between agitations.
Yes, expecially if you let the concotion stand among agitations... These
are *long* developing sessions.
>
>Maybe some of the experts on this group could define sharpness or
>give some examples of sharpness in print photographs -- did you
>ever see the white line at the horizon in a landscape photo?
>
>Can Ilford XP2 and the new chromogenic Kodak film have sharpness
>without grain since all the grains are
>replaced with dye clouds ??
I have some enlargments of XP2 exposed 50 ASA that are nearly grainless,
more or less like TP exposed 25 (believe or not). With opposite results in
terms of contrast, of course.
Marco
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