Recent content by darrylgbaird

I too reference that dissertation for fun and education. :) Russ, do you have any experience with enlarging using soft focus optics? I was intrigued by the Elwood correspondence in these letters. I seem to recall either Weston or Mapplethorpe (or both?) used SF for enlargements.

That's true, although I've found a lot can be accomplished with benzotriazole added to the developer.

I was shooting Kodak HIE and trying to hold the highlights, and Polymax FA fiber was superior to everything... 1990s thru 2005 (?). I bought as much as I could find for another project with difficult highlights, but life changes drowned out that noise... so, here we are, looking for a past love...

I have a half freezer full of Polymax fiber paper... 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, F and N surfaces. I moved, lost my darkroom, and probably won't go about building another. I'd sell this to you if you're interested. I could test in a makeshift darkroom (blackout windows in a bathroom). BTW, I don't...