Hope that works for you! I'm using a 100, 150 and 200 depending on the negs. All my newer work prints with the 150 at between 20 to 40 seconds.
I'm not sure where you're coming from here. I use highly dilute Rodinal with great results. Michael and Paula thought I had no reason to change back to pyro. I also watched Michael make a gorgeous print of a fellow student's negative developed in D76.
The negatives are certainly NOT as dense as those made by Michael and Paula; but then again, the film doesn't have nearly the base plus fog that the aging Plus X film that they use so well. Thanks.
Interesting. I've been loading up my amidol with extra KBr in order to warm up Lodima. I've found it is one of the most lovely colors I've been able to achieve with any paper. Maybe it will have the same effect on this Foma.... my somewhat limited experience with Azo has show it does no warm up much with the same formula... of course my Azo is vintage so that might have something to do with it. Thanks, Trevor.
I made my first prints from the production Lodima last week using 3 ml/liter of KBr and the color is not warm enough. That is what I used for Azo and was very pleased with the results. It also worked for the test run of Lodima from a couple of years ago. The new Lodima prints looked a little "off" and when I held them up to some Azo prints of mine (and some M&P Azo prints I have) the difference was obvious.
I need to run some tests with increasing amounts of KBr to see what works. How much have you had to use to get the color you like?
Thanks!
I don't mix up a 10% solution, I just crush up the KBr and add it right to the amildol. I use about 2 grams in 500ml (I've been printing mostly 4x5's lately). This is a significant increase... I also use 5 grams of amidol in 500ml, this was originally intended to make up for what I felt was lost in filtering the Chinese amidol through a coffee filter but might also be compensating for the extra KBr.... I don't know the science, just what looks good to me. =)
All the best. Shawn
I made my first prints from the production Lodima last week using 3 ml/liter of KBr and the color is not warm enough.
Did you buy one of the test boxes when they were selling those?
I use about 2 grams in 500ml (I've been printing mostly 4x5's lately). This is a significant increase...
Quite an understatement. Using MAS's formula, you would be adding 0.15 grams (1.5ml of a 10% solution) to your 500ml of working solution. Your recipe is equivalent to adding 40ml of 10% KBr to the MAS 1 liter working solution of amidol.
Life is difficult enough without having to filter Amidol! One might conceivably save a few bucks with the Chinese Amidol, but is the savings worth the worry, time, and hassles?
Henry: Hearing about the "problems" with the Chinese Amidol suggested that purchasing the Amidol from Art Craft would make life much easier. I can tell you that the Amidol from Art Craft is absolutely a joy to work with. Goes easily into solution, very little "dirt and grime" left in the developing tray, no need to filter, etc., etc. Life is difficult enough without having to filter Amidol! One might conceivably save a few bucks with the Chinese Amidol, but is the savings worth the worry, time, and hassles?
Ed
I plan to pick a negative and make several prints (all exposed the same) and increase the KBr in the tray by 1 ml for each print and then compare them after they are toned and dried.
Other than having to filter it I don't know of any problems. It dissolves almost instantly (except for the solids that get filtered out) and produces incredible prints. I got 10 kg with the initial order and have bought more from individuals since then. I think I am at the point where I won't need to buy anymore amidol for a very long time.
My Chinese Amidol turns the prints a gawd awful yellow. It takes about 5-10 minutes for it to wash out, but in the meantime I have a hard time judging the highlights of the print. How about the rest of you?
Thanks,
John
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