Finally did it! Developed my own B&W film!!!

Great job on your first roll. Changing bags suck. Just use your closet. I use a bathroom. Do it at night with all the lights in the house off and shades drawn. As long as no one walks in, it'll be dark enough.

Paul
 
photophorous said:
Great job on your first roll. Changing bags suck. Just use your closet. I use a bathroom. Do it at night with all the lights in the house off and shades drawn. As long as no one walks in, it'll be dark enough.

Paul
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I second this. And, if you "gotta go" you can kill two birds with one stone while you're in there. Getting film on a spool passes the time better than reading the newspaper.

Great first effort by the by. Love the shoes shot.
 
Hey...
I just happened onto this Thread, and Congrats are in order!
This week, I developed my own, twice. Don't load up in a changing
bag; that's an awfully small, sweaty environment to work in.

When the films are hung up to dry, and you linger to look them over...
it is a wonderful feeling of accomplishment.
Cheers, mike
 
B&W File Dev sequence.

B&W File Dev sequence.

Is Hypo Clear the same as stop bath? If so should that be right after D-76 Dev? I've been doing a little development again since I did it years ago. Perhaps things have changed and I welcome change, better ways and all that. So if someone finds anything wrong with this sequence please speak up.

My Development Workflow:

1. Ilford DD-X ( Mixture 1:2 - 1:4, Temp 68deg. F, Dev Time: 7)
2. Kodak Stop Bath (Mixture 1:4, Temp 68deg. F, Time: 2 Min.)
3. Kodak Fixer (Mixture 1:4 , Temp 68deg. F, Time 2 Min.)
4. Water Flush (Temp 55-70deg. F, Time 5 min.)

NOET: I like the Ilford DX-11 gives me darker shadows and a bit more punch in my humble opinion.
 
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Done that, been there.

Cheers.


NickTrop said:
I second this. And, if you "gotta go" you can kill two birds with one stone while you're in there. Getting film on a spool passes the time better than reading the newspaper.

Great first effort by the by. Love the shoes shot.
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BadMonkey said:
My Development Workflow:

1. Ilford DX-11 ( Mixture 1:2 - 1:4, Temp 68deg. F, Dev Time: 7)
2. Kodak Stop Bath (Mixture 1:4, Temp 68deg. F, Time: 2 Min.)
3. Kodak Fixer (Mixture 1:4 , Temp 68deg. F, Time 2 Min.)
4. Water Flush (Temp 55-70deg. F, Time 5 min.)
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No wetting agent in #4?
BadMonkey said:
NOET: I like the Ilford DX-11 gives me darker shadows and a bit more punch in my humble opinion.
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DX-11... hmm... I'm after trying some other developer, instead of LC29. Rodinal perhaps... dunno. LC29's ok, but it's not got me the more contrasty look I was after (and have seen in the galleries).

Unless I'm overlooking a step, which is always possible of course.
 
Ops

Ops

Ops I just realized I made a mistake on the Ilford film developer formula it's Ilford DD-X film developer.

As far Rodinal I've purchased some but haven't tried it yet. What's LC29?




350D_user said:
No wetting agent in #4?

DX-11... hmm... I'm after trying some other developer, instead of LC29. Rodinal perhaps... dunno. LC29's ok, but it's not got me the more contrasty look I was after (and have seen in the galleries).

Unless I'm overlooking a step, which is always possible of course.
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Ah yes I do use Photoflow to prevent water stains, about a cap full into 12oz of tap water for about 1min.

Thanks for reminding me.



350D_user said:
No wetting agent in #4?

DX-11... hmm... I'm after trying some other developer, instead of LC29. Rodinal perhaps... dunno. LC29's ok, but it's not got me the more contrasty look I was after (and have seen in the galleries).

Unless I'm overlooking a step, which is always possible of course.
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Good for you...I really like the shoe shot...great lighting!!!
And "YES" you did this...doing the work yourself adds to the pride in showing others your work...
 
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