> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 4:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Developing Tri-X 400 > > > gabriel bovino wrote: > > > Well.... I want to thank everyone for their advice!!! Because I was so > > eager to try developing my own negs after about 10 years... I went out a > > bought what was only available at the local camera shop. > > > > T-MAX Developer > > Kodafix Solution > > Kodak Stop Bath > > Kodak PhotoFlo > > > > I developed the film and everything looks great... except where the film > > buckled a little and it did not develop correctly > > Congratulations! That's a big first step. And everything you used is > completely adequate, and perhaps quite good. T-Max is a relatively hot > developer, but it yields very nice results in most situations. I > haven't tried > it with Tri=X, but I suspect it will do just fine. Work with > these chemicals > for a while, then try something like D-76 1:1 and compare the > results. Do some > reading. See what other people are doing, and experiment. It's a > lot of fun. > And eventually you'll find something that's just right for you. > Paul I think it's better to experiment with film speed and development time keeping film, developer, developer temp, developer dilution, & agitation all constant. That way you can really get best results. The best way to find film speed with a given development process is to bracket +/- 2 stops from nominal speed in 1/2 stop increments and then choose best looking negative and use that speed from then on.
Once that is established, then change one varible such as developer and fine tune again if not satified with first results. It's not Tri-X but here's one setup that works fantastic for me: Film : Tmax 100 ISO: 80 Deveolper : Tmax liquid Deveolper dilution : 1:9 ( 1 shot use ) Diluted Developer Amount : 400ml Per roll (36) Developer Temp. : 24 deg. C Agitation : constant with roller Development Time : 6.5 minutes Use stop bath : Yes Good Luck, JCO - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
