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Originally Posted by Thomas Bertilsson  I would think that the paper size matters too. Going from 8x10 to 11x14 - you have about twice the paper area to cover with the same light intensity. Unless your test strips were at about the same enlargement grade. |
Of course I didn't move the head; the enlargement factor was identical for the test strips and final print. I simply didn't want to devote an entire 11x14 sheet to a test sheet when I had 8x10 sheets handy, and 8x10 covered enough of the print area to tell me if the exposure and contrast was OK. As it turned out, though, my attempt at frugality cost me sheets, since the 11x14 had aged enough to make the papers rather different.