[Rudeofus]

@Rudeofus: Stop laughing! I can hear you laughing about that all the way over here.

If you hear me laughing it's about my own film developing efforts. Your postings show clearly that processing has a big impact on pictorial results and that I should focus on my processing before I dismiss a film. And even those who do not home brew can learn a lot from this!

About shifting characteristic curves: PE, you lost me there (and as I read it you lost Mark as well). Why would one shift the curves except for comparing contrast? Shifting a curve left would hide the fact that it takes more light to create discernible density, wouldn't it?