Re: Some simple questions about Single-Tray Processing

On 2/20/2008 6:28 AM Steven Woody spake thus:

> On Feb 20, 3:15 pm, David Nebenzahl <nob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
 >
>> On 2/19/2008 10:01 PM Steven Woody spake thus:
>>
>>> 2,  Using one-tray method means I need to pour solutions back into its
>>> container, this is easy to maintain solution temperature in a water
>>> bath;
>>
>> But that's what makes this method much more a pain in the ass, in my
>> view; all that pouring in and out of bottles. And in black & white
>> processing, who cares about "maintaining solution temperature"? (You
>> aren't processing color paper, are you?)
> 
> Yes, I do B/W.  But if solution temperature is not ranged around 68F,
> i am not sure how many minutes I should put a paper in the developer.
> B/W print is really develop-to-complete?  I am afraid if I develop a
> paper too much, it will goes darker than it should in normal.

[This may have been answered already]

Yes, one develops b&w prints to completion; no timer necessary, unless 
one is trying to match previous prints made in another session (and in 
that case, temperature could be a factor). It's a matter of learning to 
judge the print density in the darkroom. Generally, you'd make a test 
print or 5 or 6, look at them under good light, and choose the best one 
and use that exposure. Then print and develop to completion.