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Summary: Best B&W film/developer book I've read.
Review: I learned more about B&W film and developers from this book than anything I've read in the past. I've been taking B&W photos for 25 years and this book rekindled my interest in experimenting with film. Buy it !
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Summary: You'll understand your film developer
Review: I've been working with different films and developers for ages. Now, I can know why I got wrong results before. I also get The Darkroom Cookbook by Stephen, both make a good team.
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Summary: Could definitely use some figures
Review: This book is what the name suggests - a book of recipes for photographic chemicals. I personally won't be mixing my own developers in the near future, but found the book helpful in choosing my own film and developer from those commercially available. The margin notes are full of informative tidbits (such as the suggestion that tabular grain films only benefit the profit margin of the manufacturers.) The bulk of the book discusses developers, but also includes a chapter on other chemicals, such as stop and fixer. I will, in fact, probably try using the alkaline fixer in the near future.A background in chemistry would be helpful, but not necessary, but without it, you may glaze over a bit in places. My biggest criticism with this book is its complete lack of figures. A photo demonstrating grain and acutance like Adams includes in "The Negative" would be helpful, as well as density curves indicating the effects of different developers. Because of this ommision, I would recommend that someone read "The Negative" before reading this book to fill in the gaps.
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