----- Original Message ----- From: "Sid Barras" Subject: A winning formula for souping Kodak's HIE > > I shoot all my HIE with a Pentax Spotmatic F (and I've had no problems > with the dimpled backplate...) I have an 89b filter behind the lens > (scotch taped right behind the shutter curtain) It's held fast there for > may rolls of film, no problems. I have heard of problems with the dimpling of the pressure plate causing visible artifacts on the film. I haven't had this problem either. I was on the IR list for a while, and one of the things that was mentioned was to tape a peice of the backing paper from 120 film to the pressure plate. Bil > > I use the in camera meter, set at ISO 64. I only bracket occasionally. Seems about right. I set mine to 50 > > The developer is D76, stock, 10 minutes at 68°F. 9 minutes, same developer. I guess thats to even out the 1/3 extra stop of exposure. > > I've gotten great negatives with this combination. And a new thing I've > been trying, Lith printing on Sterling's Lith paper, I'm getting some > nice prints too. We don't get that stuff around here. So sad. Bill > > Regards, > Sid B - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
