Developed my first film

[eggman6]

Just developed my first film, appears to have come out pretty good, but when it drys i'll know for sure, shot with a lubitel 166. Doesn't appear to be any vignetting at all. I made a stupid mistake of resting the print side on the string and smudged the edge of the picture. going to scan them in later on.

Anyway with the photo clips, generally how many would you need for a 120 film, they only seem to come in sets of two and very expensive.

Also do you generally agitate with the fixer, or just let it sit ?

 

[Ducky]

I got a set of three clips to hold bags of potato chips shut for $1 at the dollar store. Plastic, soft rubber inside and fairly heavy.

 

[eggman6]

Cant rember the last time i went into one of those cheap shops, i generally dont bother since they are mostly full of the rubbish nowhere else will sell. So one on each end and one in the middle for weight is enough?

 

[MartinP]

Hi Eggman, for years I used a few big paper-clips (I mean the things with the big steel spring and two 'handles' to open them) at the top end of the film, then a couple of fridge magnet clips at the bottom (because the magnets are heavy enough). There seems very little functional benefit from using 'real' film clips as you can crease the very end of the film, where the cheap clip will go, in order for it to get a good grip.

Agitate in the fixer, same as what you usually do in the developer, so every half a minute (usually).

Well done fo this first of many steps !

🙂

 

[nikon_sam]

I use the wooden clothes pins to hang the film and just add two of them to the bottom for weight on 120 film, one for 35mm film...

 

[eggman6]

I was very happy when i unrolled the film to see the negative, was expecting it to turn out black or something. But unfortunatly i ruined my first film when loading it into the tank, couldn't get it in and ended up throwing it. Which was a shame since i would have had some really nice shots otherwise. Instead i've got 10 photos of the house opposit me.

 

[nikon_sam]

Sorry, I didn't see the last question...
I agitate the Fixer...it helps speed up the process...

And, I too have some film to develop today...two rolls of 120 and maybe some 35mm...

 

[eggman6]

Ah also forgot to ask can overextended time with either the fixer or stop bath have negative effects on the film.

 

[MartinP]

Eventually the fixer will start removing the metallic silver that makes up the image, but that will be after a very long time (depends on what fixer, which film you are using etc etc). The newer black-and-white emulsions, T-Max or Delta etc, take longer than the older sort in the fixer, but there is plenty of information to suit your combination of fixer and film on the net (eg. the manufacturers websites).

 

[eggman6]

Heres a scan, i don't know how to use the curves properly.