In a recent
thread I vented the idea that reciproke failure of Fomapan kicks in much sooner than expected, and got conformation on it.
To be able to use my left Fomapan stock (or get rid of it) I thought about the following option:
Suppose I would process my Fomapan as (semi) stand in PyrocatHD, would that work to lift the shadow densities to acceptable levels ?
As I understand (semi) stand development: it works on locally exhausting developer: highlight areas are using developer up quickly and come to a halt whereas shadow regions continue to develop.
If one would use PyrocatHD in combination with VC paper the stain in the highlights act as a softer grade taming highlights even more, a good thing because of the inherent high contrast nature of Fomapan 100.
Or am I on the wrong track: due to the reciproke failure there is no useful shadow density to begin with. And over exposing will only result in more reciproke failure in the shadows and higher contrast.
If this would be a potentially successful approach: what would be a good starting point: time and dilution of Pyrocat and what exact (semi) stand regime?
Thanks in advance,
Best,
Cor
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