Response to Thin Negatives: Wash that will revive contrast?

As stated, Selenium Toner is a great way to intensify. You can do it in daylight, but rewet your film first. It works alot nicer than the Kodak Intensifier which adds ALOT of grain. You won't get a whole lot of intensification but it will definitely boost everything so the negs are more printable. I would FIRST try printing at a higher grade contrast first to see if you need to do this. If everything is still muddy, do the intensifying. Just remember, if you don't have shadow detail to start off with, you won't have shadow detail but a higher lever of density in the shadow regions!

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