Might I suggest a book - out of print but findable and not expensive -
"Photographic Facts and Formulas". It has complete formulae for many
old recipes for both film and paper - might be worth a look. Many of
the formula printed on the web are in fact from this book - some with
'additions' that the person posting them thought appropriate.
Best,
Wiggy
Paul Stenquist wrote:
You can find a recipe for D-23 on the web. It's fairly easy to mix
your own.
Paul
On Jun 9, 2005, at 2:44 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Gang,
I just found a couple of nice old lenses for the Leica. One's from
1934 and
the other from 1950, so my quest for "getting the old fashioned glow" is
moving along. I can't wait to check out these lenses to see if they
are as
represented. Unfortunately, I missed out on a lovely old 35mm/2.3
Auto-Takumar by just a moment or two :-((
Now, I want to explore developers from the appropriate eras. I think D23
will be a workable choice - don't know of K***k is still making it - but
I'd like to explore other possibilities that are similar to
developers from
the 30's and 40's. Perhaps there are some mailing lists or web-based
forums
that focus on this type of photography. Any pointers would be
appreciated.
Sometimes I'm not too good at using Google.
Bill, I know you're an HC-110 advocate. I've never used that particular
developer. Any comments wrt how it might work with some of what I
want to
do? Long tones, low contrast, soft look with lots of detail ...
maybe the
dilute mixture would be the way to go?
Shel
Shel
