Lack of contrast: How to avoid?

[rbarker]

No problem, Andy. Just consider it a belated compensation for that tea situation in Boston Harbor a while back. Gosh, that was fun, though.

 

[Andy K]

No worries! We've still got the tea, we left you with that Satan's brew coffee. To be honest the slogan 'No taxation without representation' gets bandied about quite a bit here these days too! lol!

 

[djklmnop]

Thanks Andy, Maybe you missed it in among everything else on this thread, but I am currently not set up for printing.

DOH! I'm an idiot!

 

[Andy K]

Update:

Meopta Opemus 6 Colour Enlarger with 35mm and 6x6 neg carriers, 50mm and 80mm Anaret lenses, Viponel Timer, Meosix color 1 analyser, masking frame, contact printer and sundry spares arrived via DHL today.

Give me a few weeks to figure things out and then watch this space!

 

[rbarker]

Bravo! Nothing beats real analog output. Well, maybe a couple of things, but they aren't photographic in nature.

The scan of the HP5+ film strip you sent, Andy, seems to have slightly higher-than-usual FB+F, but not excessively so. The film should be quite printable. Your scanner also appears to have been confused by that large L-shaped area of highlight in the upper right of the Sun Lee Chinese Food shot. Once that was corrected, the rest fell about where it should.

 

[Andy K]

Thinking back now Ralph, I may have incident metered that frame, could explain it's difference to the rest of the roll.

 

[TPPhotog]

Andy it's good to hear it's sorted, with a Meopta you'll be printing crackers in hours rather than weeks

 

[Andy K]

I'd rather be printing photographs Tony! Mind you I've got some superb welsh cheddar in the fridge...

 

[TPPhotog]

I'd rather be printing photographs Tony! Mind you I've got some superb welsh cheddar in the fridge...

Close call Andy