Originally Posted by
Bruce Barlow
.... The big surprise was when the SAME paper toned at different times depending on the print developer I had used! Egad! The difference was not small, either, but panic in the darkroom was the norm, trying to get sheets uniformly toned when they started turning. Wish I'd had a suitable assistant to record the times, but alas. I pondered whether the toning time would be different in different fixers, but grew weak at the idea of more testing. I took a nap instead.
The moral was to be flexible on the recipe, and always compare against an untoned print. Having a "set" time was a recipe for inferior results...
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