C Cabinets, darkroom planning, 9 Cahill, John J., 244 Calcium carbonate, precipitated, properties and uses, 179 Calgon developing agents, 27 properties and uses, 179 Camera Obscured, 157 Capstaff, J. G., 217–218 Carbonate for buffering, 24 conversions, 330–332 developing agents, 25 and image color, 80 in print development, 73–74 properties and uses, 176, 179, 187, 192 stop baths, 103 Carbone, Jim, 261 Catechol, see Pyrocatechin Catechol copper-tone developer, formula, 256 Catechol warm-tone developer, formula, 256–257 CATPTEA, sulfi te-free developers, 30 Caustic alkalis developing agents, 25 properties and uses, 192–193 CD-2®, as developing agent, 47 Cellulose fi lters, in water temperature control, 1 Charcoal Black Paper Developer, formula, 251 Chemical control, contrast, 150 Chemical hazard hotlines, 162 Chemical preparation techniques crisscross solution dilution, 167 dissolving order, 166 guidelines, 165 in parts, 168 percentage solutions, 167 water, 166–167 weighing, 166 Chemicals, see also specifi c chemicals classifi cation, 164 hydrate forms, 164 nomenclature, 163 obtaining, 163 properties, 170–196 substitutions, 329–332 terminology, 169 Index 345 weights and measures, 164–165 Chemical safety basic procedures, 159–160 disposal and storage, 161 dry powder mixing, 160–161 hazard hotlines, 162 Chloramine, properties and uses, 179 Chlorhydroquinone, properties and uses, 179–180 Chloride papers, as paper type, 77 Chlorinated lime, properties and uses, 180 Chlorobromide papers, as paper type, 77 Chromium intensifi ers formulas, 305–306 ingredients, 129 for prints, 130, 308–309 Citric acid odorless stop bath, 268 properties and uses, 172 Clearing bath formula, 320–321 reversal processing, 141 Clothing, developer stain remover, 310 Coating paper with colloido-chloride emulsion, 156 in print out processes, 149 Cold Springs Station, Nevada, 32 Cold tones achieving, 81 methods, 112–113 and MQ developers, 243–244 and PQ developers, 244 Collodio-chloride printing out paper, formulas, 154–156 Collodion Aristotype Paper, formulas, 154–156 Collodion paper, for gold toning, 152 Color-dye sensitization, print tone manipulation, 79 Compound conversions Dry Measures, 326–328 Liquid Measures, 328–329 Contact proofs, fi nal printmaking, 90 Containers, for mixing, 18 Continuous agitation, method, 38 Contrast control fi nal printmaking, 91 pre- and post-fl ashing control, 94–95 print, changing, 86 in printing out processes, 150–151
346 INDEX Conventional-grain emulsions, characteristics, 35 Conversion tables chemical substitutions, 329–332 compound conversions, 326–329 direct equivalents, 323–325 fi lm development temperature, 335 teaspoon measurement, 17, 332–333 thermometer scales, 334 Cooper, Lawrence, 220–221 Copper red toner, formula, 288 Copper toners formulas, 287–288 production, 113–114 Crawley, Geoffrey, FX formulas, 216, 221, 228, 230–231, 239 Crimson toner, formula, 294 Crisscross method, for chemical solution dilution, 167 Crystalline as chemical hydrate, 164 defi nition, 169 Crystal Springs #659, 65 Cutting reducers, characteristics, 124 D D-1, ABC Pyro, 59–60 D-23 formulas, 205–206 tropical developers, 47–48 D-72, with sodium sulfate, 48 D-76 as developer, 44–45 formulas, 206–207, 215 with sodium sulfate, 48 Dark drawer, light-tight, 8–9 Darkroom cart, do-it-yourself, 12 Darkroom conditions, cleanliness, 5 Darkroom planning cabinets, benches, sinks, 9 dust-free air, 4 electrical current, 4–5 equipment and workfl ow, 7 fl oor, 9 lighting, 2–3 requirements, 1 safelights, 10–11 safelight safety, 14 size considerations, 5–6 storage space, 9–10 temporary darkrooms, 11–12 ventilation, 3 walls, 7–8 water, 1–2 Dassonville formulas, 113–114, 251–253, 263, 276, 287–288, 294–296 David Lewis Bromoil Paper, 83 Davis, William E., 204–205 Daylight tank development, with ABC Pyro stock solutions, 60 D2D Divided Developer, formula, 204–205 Decahydrate, defi nition, 169 DeFehr, Jay GSD-10 formula, 221–222 Hypercat, 237–238 510-Pyro formula, 231 Defender formulas, 246, 248, 257, 270 Dehardener, formula, 310 Dektol, 83 Dektol-type developer, formula, 251 De Laroche, Alicia, 31 Deliquescent, defi nition, 169 Denaturant, defi nition, 169 Desensitizers, development by inspection, 136 Desensitol, development by inspection, 136 Dessicated chemical hydrates, 164 defi nition, 169 Developer #15, formula, 220–221 Developer stain remover for clothing, 310 for hands, 310–311 Developing agents ABC pyro, 58–61 accelerators, 22 amidol, 83, 261–263 ascorbic acid, 29 buffers, 24 caustic alkalis, 25 cold-tone developers, 244–247 custom formulas, 27–28 diafi ne-type, 230 divided developers, 42–43, 204–209 extreme compensating developers, 43–44, 209–211 fi lm development, 33–53, 203
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Dedication This book is dedicated t
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