The usual places such as amazon.com doesn't seem to carry this. Would like recommendations of where to buy Hutchings book "Book of Pyro". thanks

-- carol maurin (cbmaurin@earthlink.net), July 17, 2000

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Hi Carol, In the states, I know photographersformulary sells it online. Where are you?

ps it's worth buying, totally...

-- shawn (shawngibson_prophoto@yahoo.com), July 17, 2000.

Carol,

Mr Hutchings has an advertisement at the back of View Camera - I don't have a copy in front of me at the moment, but you could probably go to any film will pick up contrast as film illumination decreases beyond the normal parameters of usage. Also, although his times for "N" development seem OK as starting points, I have found that the N+ and N- times, and EI's, need some substantial change - which might be expected, of course.

I have found PMK to work extremely well with Ilford Delta 100, and Pan F+. For TMax1oo, Rodinal 1:50 seems to me to be a better partner.

-- fw (finneganswake@altavista.net), July 18, 2000.

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Carol,

Mr Hutchings has an advertisement at the back of View Camera - I don't have a copy in front of me at the moment, but you could probably go to the magazine's website to get his address or contact details. It is an interesting book, but I have begun to question some of the statements in it. For example, against a table of reciprocity correction times for Ilford films, he states, "Ilford films do not pick up contrast during long exposures". This is obviously not right, as any film will pick up contrast as film illumination decreases beyond the normal parameters of usage. Also, although his times for "N" development seem OK as starting points, I have found that the N+ and N- times, and EI's, need some substantial change - which might be expected, of course.

I have found PMK to work extremely well with Ilford Delta 100, and Pan F+. For TMax100, Rodinal 1:50 seems to me to be a better partner.

-- fw (finneganswake@altavista.net), July 18, 2000.

Gordon Hutchings, P.O. Box 2324, Granite Bay, CA 95746.

-- (edbuffaloe@unblinkingeye.com), July 18, 2000.

Thanks for asking the question, I was thinking ofdoing the same. Stephen G. Anchell's Darkroom Cookbook and Film Developing Cookbook have information, most if not all of it taken from Hutching's book. But since there is a little info in there, it might be an option to order some PMK along with the book from Photographer's formulary, all in one time and to get one started in Pyro.

-- Raja A. Adal (d60w0635@ip.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp), July 19, 2000.