Paddy
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Gordon Hutchings, in his book, recommends exposing and developing for a Zone VII net density of 1.6 for VC paper. When I first read his book, I must have glossed over this info, and as a result, my negs were coming out pretty flat. I was having to dial in a whole whack of magenta, before things began to appear more "normal". That's because I had performed my exp./dev. test using non-stained film density targets. i.e. Zone VIII net density of 1.25-1.35 for diffusion light source printing.
He doesn't elaborate on the reason for needing this much higher Zone VII net density, compared to a non-stained image, but I've come to assume that it's due to the added image stain/density which tends to lower the (highlights)vcontrast when using VC paper.
I'd appreciate having this confirmed/clarified by y'all. Well maybe not y'all, just "from whom it concerns" ;~)
Paddy
He doesn't elaborate on the reason for needing this much higher Zone VII net density, compared to a non-stained image, but I've come to assume that it's due to the added image stain/density which tends to lower the (highlights)vcontrast when using VC paper.
I'd appreciate having this confirmed/clarified by y'all. Well maybe not y'all, just "from whom it concerns" ;~)
Paddy