robert_boyer Posted June 25, 2001 Share Posted June 25, 2001 I have been using PMK and VC paper for a good 2 years now for a lot of my photo work but was looking through some early experiments and some things puzzled me now that I am begining to see how this combo works. Was wondering if anyone else has done any research on some things that I was thinking about. <p> When I started to play with PMK I was (and still am) using a lot of APX 100 w/ Rodinal. The APX was not a popular combo with PMK so I decided to go with PXP. Something that I knew how it responded and stained well. I have switched to D100 and/or FP4+ for my medium speed requirements with PMK but when reviewing some of my earlier negs I was wondering why PXP with a blue base does not print with a high contrast on VC paper, even in conventional developers it seems to be normal to low contrast based on visual appearance. In PMK it displays similar properties with films having a clear base. Why doesn't the blue base change the printing properties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed b. Posted June 27, 2001 Share Posted June 27, 2001 It has been some time since I used Plus-X at all, but I don't recall any problem getting it to stain in PMK. With variable contrast papers, a blue cast to the emulsion might inhibit yellow light slightly, but unless the blue color was particularly strong my guess is it wouldn't inhibit enough to make a discernable difference. <p> I'd be curious to hear other workers' comments on Plus-X in PMK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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