Hi Shel -
Photographers' Formulary sells D23 mixes - generic, not the Kodak. They have
a large selection of old formula B&W chemistry.
www.photoformulary.com
Rodinal is billed as the oldest continuously produced commercial developer,
orginally patented in 1891. People argue that the current Agfa Rodinal is
not the same as the original 19th century forumla. You can buy the original
Rodinal from JandCphoto.com .
I think D23 or D76 diluted would be good choices. For an old fashioned,
high contrast, 'press' look (probably not what you want) you can try the
paper developer Dektol, which is extremely close to D72 which was widely
used for both film an dpaper in newsrooms in the early XX century. It is a
very high contrast developer - much like D19.
HC110 is a very versatile developer. This site
http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/hc110/ has a ton of info on it.
HC110 and Rodinal have become my mainstays - by varying the dilutions and
agitation process, you can fine tune the contrast a lot. A high dilution of
HC110 with low agitation brings out the compensating effect which helps with
shadow detail.
In terms of resources, the Morgan & Morgan Darkroom Guide to be a very handy
reference.
- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:44 AM
Subject: Getting That Old fashioned Glow - Coming Along
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
