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Originally Posted by JOReynolds
Some years ago I did some detailed densitometry on MGlV RC and noted a kink in the curves around the mid-point (D=about 1.0) and assumed that it was my fault or an anomaly in the stepwedge. I recently spoke to David Abberley at Ilford, who volunteered that MGV removes the kink... And this was one of the intended improvements. I haven’t done any densitometry on the new emulsion.
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I noticed MGIV RC grades 00 and 0 had a terrible kink in the darker mid-tones.
You got almost no tonal differentiation on the print for quite large tonal changes on the negative - the outcome of which was to produce some very muddy flat prints.
Yes I know 00 and 0 give you muddy flat prints but the effect was to make the prints even more muddy and flat.
I noticed in the published material put out by Ilford that MGV has eliminated that particular defect, although they use some fancy weasel words to describe the change.
Martin