Reference your #1 ... 18% Gray Card Not worth the time and effort to try to make your own. Kodak sells them at a reasonable cost. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products/tools/card.shtml While you are at it ... get a Kodak Q-13 Gray Scale and Color Separation Guide ... they only cost something like $10, and can save you a whole bunch of time and effort. ----- Original Message ----- From: <kpp@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:01 AM Subject: 2 B&W printing questions > well here are 2 new ones... > > 1. how can i print a 18% grey card? is there a simple step by step method? > > 2. what is that method that combines 2 dev times (one for the highlights and the other one for the shadows)? does it require filters other than the contrast ones? can it be used to print a muddy (too many greys0negative? > > seems i am a late come'r in the trade, ain't I? > thanks beforehand, kostas > > > ____________________________________________________________ _________________________ > http://www.mailbox.gr ÁðïêôÞóôå äùñåÜí ôï ìïíáäéêü óáò e-mail. > http://www.thesuperweb.gr Website ìå ÁóöáëÝò Controlpanel áðü 6 Euro êáé äþñï ôï domain óáò! > >