Yeah, you should really mix your powder stock chemistry the day before and allow to cool. For sheet film I use HC110B, so I'm mixing 1/2 ounce of developer in 15.5 ounces of water. (and not hot) For roll film I use TMax developer at 1:9, so again, only small amounts of developer into the proper temp wanter. I will never use powder chemicals again.
|-----Original Message----- | | | |I had trouble getting the temperature right last time (which was the first |time I'd used my own darkroom and my own chemicals) because the Dektol |developer I used was dry and it says to mix some of it with hot water so it |can dissolve completely. Maybe I should just try to get some liquid |developer and do what you said with the water at the right temperature? |