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Thanks for all the replies, I am am now armed with lot's of valuable information :)

I did the test again, exposing a white card to Zone VIII and developing it for 7 1/2 minutes
I placed the FB+Fog frame under the densitometer and zero it out.
My Zone VIII patched Read 1.08

I...

Alan9940
Thanks for that, I will zero out the densitometer that way. I will also do what you suggested with the max black. I did try it last night without backing up a step but I just felt to my...

I can equate to the Z VIII printing to dark which is the reason I am going to do the tests again. You say Just Black which can be subjective of course, I was thinking of doing a series of patches and...

Interesting you would put this because I have just been watching a Fred Picker video where he shows something very similar.

He mentions exposing the clear film to reach max black on paper and use...

After exposing a white card to Zone VIII and developing it, the densitometer gives me a reading of 1.32.

The clear part of the film reads 0.29

According to what I read in "The Negative - Ansel...

I shall try this Jim. Are you thinking its over developed

All it says is Kodak Tmat GR Double sided ISO 50

This is what it looks like holding the negative up to the window

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I haven't tried it as high as ISO 100

I am using D76 Stock for 6 minutes
I am under a Red Light but havent had it on during development because its fairly close to the tray

Any ideas as to why the developed film looks so dark as though it well over exposed. Ive tried it at various ISO speeds but i always looks the same

I was given some X-Ray film which just says 50 ASA double sided on the box but something is bothering me about it.

When I expose it and develop it, there is an image there which scans perfect (not...

Ah.. Yes, Glycol might be the solution here, thanks

Thanks for the reply, I guess its a gamble as to whether its going to deteriorate faster in the bag or if I mix it in water and leave it as a solution in the cupboard

I was recently sent some Pyrocat HD

Now rather than sending it pre-mixed or in separate bags, all the A ingredient was in a bag and all the B ingredient in another bag.

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Great news, thank you



This was going to be my next question.

Do you see much difference between say diluted at 1+1 or Stock or even 1+3 ?
What makes you turn to D23 for subjects made in...

To make up 1 Litre you use 7.5 of Metol and 100g of Sodium Sulfite which I understand can last around six months.

Rather make a full Litre, can you just make say 500ml with 1/2 the amount of...

Does the Stouffer have to be in tight contact with the film

I will try that, never thought about loosing the 2 ends of the wedge, as you say not really useful

I want to do some film tests so I was thinking of exposing my Stouffer step tablet onto a piece of 4x5 film.

The only Stouffer I have is the T2115 model which is the thin 21 step version T2115
...

tuco, I am really liking the tonality of your images.The best way I can describe it is lovely soft smooth tones.

I have also seen the same with Ken Lee and also Steven Ruttenberg typewriter and...

Thanks, very helpful indeed. I was interested in D23 because I have never used it with Fomapan but looking at this I might now give it a try

What dev time did you settle on for the Fomapan in D23 and was it rotary processing ?
The details is superb in this

Thanks to both for your answers.

The Chamonix does allow you to move the rear standard back and fourth which appears to give me better results as the image size doesn't appear to change as much so...

When using my Chamonix 045-N to do some close up still life subjects, I find that turning the middle focus knob only seems to Magnify the image on the glass and not really focus. To get a more...

That probably count s for why the Wet Plane holder is set to 3mm

I can agree with that but having that transparent material between the film and glass should in theory keep the film flat which may be a better option than not been able to keep it flat

Over the years I have seen so many questions floating about regarding how high the negative has to be above the scanner glass for max sharpness.

I have been thinking about this for some time.
...

I have a R3880 and using Big Sur and I am using the Catalina Drivers which seem to working ok

Steve, where in Vuescan are you seeing the option for 2x2 bin please

Thanks Steve

I was recently given some old remnants from an old darkroom and in the box was an RH Design Zone Master II.
Today, I started to look at it and see what it can do and after spending an hour or so...

Thanks everyone for your input, everything is working to my satisfaction now.

Ian

As mine is showing 1.42 on print its looking a little dark to me and I would like it a touch brighter. To to this am I right in thinking that I need to reduce development time on the next test, maybe...

I have just measured the Film Base and Fog and the densitometer reads 0.14

Ah, yes you was correct here. Having fixed the Auto Exposure, the scanner is now showing what I expected. Thanks

No Peter, to was a straight reading from the middle of the negative

Interesting Alan.

Out of interest, can you remember how you created the Zone VIII negative

Ian

I conducted a simple test today and wasn't expecting the results I got...

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I spot metered a white card including all 4 corners and the centre to make sure it was evenly lit from the natural...

Is this when scanned at 6400 or is that irrelevant