Daniel Tan wrote:
> It sounds to me that there's something wrong with your paper, though the
> chemicals could be to blame. I can't say I've ever tried agfa
> paper/chemicals, as I've done all my printing with Ilford
> consumables/gear.
it's hard to get paper where i live. i didn't see any ilford when i
looked. (they're in white boxes i presume?) maybe i'll have to take a
trip to cologne soon..
>
> Have you tried leaving it in the developer for a longer period of time?
i forgot to mention in my OP that i normally leave the paper in the
developer for 55-60s. agfa recommends 50s +-10s. for the test i left the
paper in the tray for over 3min and results didn't vary.
i also tried old paper (tetenal, agfa, and some in a red box where i
didn't find any brand on) i found in the darkroom. much of it gets to
the same black as my fresh paper, but none more (well, the paper must be
at least 2a old now, so that doesn't surprise me much).
> I strongly suggest you find a friend who has alternate paper & chemicals
> and mix-n-match to identify the problem. I can highly recommend Ilford
> Multigrade IV Resin paper & developers (for B&W).
my problem is that i don't have any friends that are into darkroom work.
i will go to a pro-photographer tomorrow to look at some of her
contacts/prints and chat a little though, so maybe i'll get to try out a
print or two in the darkroom there..
>
> Daniel
thanks,
--nils
>
hmm, i had problems getting mails to the list lately (my setup, nothing
wrong with the list), so sorry for the broken linewrap caused by the
webform i finally used. i hope this message can fight its way to the list..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Nils Frohberg
> Sent: Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:16
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Darkroom - Getting the paper to turn black
>
>
> Hi,
>
> i spent a lot of time in the darkroom the last few days and am really
> learning
> a lot. my problem is though, that i can't seem to get any piece of paper
> really
> deep black. i tried exposing a test strip to several minutes regular
> (not
> safe)
> light, developping it, and the result was a very dark gray. i am using
> fresh
> paper (agfa multicontrast) and fresh chemicals (agfa neutol 1+4, agfa
> agefix
> 1+7), all not more than a week old.
>
> are there some procdures i could try in order to get real black into my
> prints?
> the grayish touch doesn't look too stunning :/
>
> thanks,
>
> --nils
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