Do you develop your own B&W film?

Do you develop your own B&W film?

  • Yes - I'm still addicted

    Votes: 727 89.3%

  • No - I opt for convenience

    Votes: 87 10.7%
  • Total voters
    814
DNG said:
I think that is Soup to Fix total times...HC110 B
4.5m Dev. at 20c, 1m stop, 5m fix
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My Workflow:
  • 5-10 minutes to set up, includes loading a roll in a bag, 10-15min develop though Fix, (HC110 B),
  • 20 minutes wash, I get 4 changes of charcoal filtered water per minute,
  • 1.5 minutes Photo-Flo (1.5mL per 300mL),
  • 1.5hrs dry. If I am in a hurry, I will use a hair dryer on the cooler setting after 30m of air dry -- for 5min I guess. (Still warm air).
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Ah, that makes sense.

Randy
 
I did a long time ago and I wish I still did, must be lazy or something. Maybe I just got out of the habit.
 
Dev'd a roll of 135 and a roll of 120 last night. They are hanging in the spare shower drying, and I am away on a business trip until tomorrow. Can't wait to see them when I get home. Can't wait to spend an hour before bedtime with my daughter first and then hope i still have time and energy for scanning.
 
Yes! About a half hour ago. After a 20+ year hiatus, I developed a roll of Arista Premium 400. Used D-76 1:1 in the Rondinax I got on ebay for 10 bucks. My wife wanted to know what kind of science project I was working on in the kitchen.
 
I started with D-76 back in the days of yore. Still use it on occasion with Tri-X. Xtol is a favorite with Neopan 100 and 400, and Rodinal (Agfa 2006 formula) with APX100 and RR100 (both from the freezer). I've just started experimenting with caffenol-C-H, and it's very promising -- will continue to explore that. Big fan of Hewes stainless reels for 35mm and Nikor reels for 120.
 
Yes....and while I also shoot digital. I still develop a wide range of film sizes, 35, 120, 220 and 5x7. I use a wide range of developers and process styles based on the type of film and also how I want to direct the "curve" of the film in question. I also shoot hand rolled 35 via bulk loader. I figure that I am keeping "freestyle" in LA in business. But happy to do it. I keep telling those that I talk to that ...really film is now more like making an "etching" plate. It is metal based original surface, requires a plan before you actually create an image.

For me now film is finally an art form that the clowns of the fine art world see as a process and not a snap...then run to the 1 hr photomatt store. The film negative will archive and digital has not been around long enough to prove that to be a reality.

Hell Iam printing negatives in some BW negatives from the late 40's for archive groups who want a print before the negative that has some how managed to survive now decays.

So...I will keep developing my own film until it is just not possible.
 
i have always done my own developing.Since the early1960's. Rodinal sometimes d-76 or cleaner chemicals, Ilford's version.Film has been HP-5, Kodak Tri-X and lately Kentmere because it dries so flat.Good for my scanner.
I think the scanner a method but no way close to a real print in darkroom.
My darkroom in my apartment,ready to roll, but not moving in 5+ years..
I have NEVER hung up a roll to view it later, fixer in my eyes as i rip open the tank to see the images!
 
I started developing my own black and white nearly a year ago, now. I've acquired the stuff to do 35mm, 120/220 and large format from 4x5 up to 8x10. Color is too touchy, as I don't have a darkroom with proper temperature control, but B&W is no sweat.

Finding the time to convert the kitchen into dev mode, then back into a kitchen, is daunting sometimes.

I also do the Figital thing and scan my negatives after development, using a digital process from there, as, again, no darkroom and no space to put one.
 
Tiger 68 said:
Yes! About a half hour ago. After a 20+ year hiatus, I developed a roll of Arista Premium 400. Used D-76 1:1 in the Rondinax I got on ebay for 10 bucks. My wife wanted to know what kind of science project I was working on in the kitchen.
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Yes, it does look like a science project with the beakers, funnels, little black tank,:D
 
I am currently souping some Kentmere 400 in D76. The fun part is that it's pushed 4 stops to ISO 6400.... any bets on how this is going to turn out? I have my fingers crossed!
 
helvetica said:
I am currently souping some Kentmere 400 in D76. The fun part is that it's pushed 4 stops to ISO 6400.... any bets on how this is going to turn out? I have my fingers crossed!
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I guess it'll be like most films "pushed" 4 stops - underexposed, high contrast, empty shadows. :D
 
helvetica said:
I am currently souping some Kentmere 400 in D76. The fun part is that it's pushed 4 stops to ISO 6400.... any bets on how this is going to turn out? I have my fingers crossed!
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...looks like we have a bunch of nearly clear negatives - not a good sign. :bang:
 
ChrisN said:
I guess it'll be like most films "pushed" 4 stops - underexposed, high contrast, empty shadows. :D
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Oh for sure... I was at the Formula 1 night party, and it was far too dark to do anything useful. My camera (EOS 1n) couldn't make sense of focus or exposure most of the time anyways, and with no tripod, hand held 1/2 second exposures was not going to happen. This was more of a "might as well give it a try" thing.
 
Just developed my first roll of film! Outside of cheap P&S film camera use years ago this was the first time ever shooting film. It felt great pulling the reel out of the tank and seeing that I didn't totally mess my first attempt up! Will see final product when the scanner shows up in a couple of days.
 
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helvetica said:
Oh for sure... I was at the Formula 1 night party, and it was far too dark to do anything useful. My camera (EOS 1n) couldn't make sense of focus or exposure most of the time anyways, and with no tripod, hand held 1/2 second exposures was not going to happen. This was more of a "might as well give it a try" thing.
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One of my first discoveries when i started using digital, was it's available light possibilities. The "ISO"thing not equal in both camps. I grabbed my first digital camera, a lowly Pentax Optio.I was covering musical fancy dress, in a very dark pub. The tiny Pentax had flash, could focus in the dark and do stunning available light, when i wanted true candid moments. Sure so images were almost black! I used tools to "force" out an image! Sure the noise/GRAIN was size of basketballs, but there was a recognizable image in almost total gloom!
i no longer Push Film. That is a digital task. In bright contrasty light, I use film. Better dynamic range.
Many point and shoot cameras equal to 2 boxes of 35mm film.Easy to throw into the pocket. Flash, auto focus and the chance of images, when Noctilux run into problems.. Also way more depth of field. i prefer more things sharp. To each his own.
 
My wife & I recently finished a 35th anniversary vacation.

Used 18 rolls of 35mm 36 exposures each film.

Either Pan F or Legacy (Acros) 100 ASA. Interesting, used D-76 1+1 and both types of film developed 10.5 minutes at 68 degrees.

Fun developing the film.

Now contact prints and make a few enlargements!

Keeps me busy for a while.
 
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