Re: Develop Old Tmax, Neopan

[tom]

John Mustarde wrote:
> 
> Sitting here on a rainy, gloomy day... with several rolls of ancient
> outdated Kodak Tmax 3200 and Fuji Neopan 1600 b&w film.
> 
> So do I shoot these at their rated speeds of 3200 and 1600? 

Sure. You could shave a stop off each film for slightly better shadow
detail and finer grain.

> 
> Also, what soup/time/temp do I use to develop the negs? I have a tiny
> darkroom, a reel for 35mm, a thermometer, graduates, and timer. 

I would use microphen (which Aaron turned me on to). See

http://www.digitaltruth.com/

and click on "Massive Dev Chart" for times.

XTOL would be ok too.

tv
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