New Member - Developing Questions

Ed Weatherly

Ed Weatherly

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Hello all, I am new to this forum. I recently bought a Diacord L TLR and have begun shooting B&W film and processing it at home. So far, I have shot 1 roll of HP5 and about 6 or 7 rolls of Tri-X. All has been developed in Rodinal 10ml:500ml water for 12 minutes. 68 degrees F. Agitation for the first 60 seconds then about 4 - 5 rotations of the tank every minute.

I recently bought a 5 pk of Ultrafine 100 asa film and some D76 to try.

1. Is there a good standard for developing Tri-X and Ultrafine in D76 1:1?

2. Has anyone used Ultrafine and how does it compare to Tri-X?

My plan is to shoot and develop film myself, then scan so I can post online and for snapshot quality pics. I then plan to have drum scans made of any good negs I get and have them printed at my printer.

any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Ed
 
According to the information at www.digitaltruth.com Ultrafine 100 should be developed for 10 minutes at 20 degrees Centigrade in D76 1:1

For Tri-X, the time depends on the temperature, but at 20 degrees Centigrade, and using D76 1:1 the recommended development time is 9.75 minutes.

For more detailed information, check out http://www.digitaltruth.com

I've never used Ultrafine so can't comment on how it compares to Tri-X

Ellen
 
And remember -- VERY IMPORTANTLY-- that recommendations are only recommendations. If you personally prefer the results with more/less exposure or more/less development, go for what you like better. Personal preference is the ONLY criterion (though personal preference may change as you learn more).

Cheers,

R.
 
Thanks Roger,
I appreciate that wisdom. I am going from "stock formulations" and experiementing a bit until I get the look(s) I am after. I shot a fair amount of B&W back in the late 70's and early 80's using my dad's Argus C3 and a few Pentax SLR's. Then I took a class att eh JC in 2008 so my experience varies a lot. Now I can control things better so I am looking for a new baseline.

That brings up a question I had. How do you all keep good records of how you process a roll of film? Metadata has made me lazy. I am planning to start a lab notebook while I still have some loose notes on the last 7 rolls of Tri-X.

Thanks,

Ed
 
For record keeping , I store my negatives in plastic pages like the ones from Clear-File. I mark each page with the date that I finished the roll. If I complete more than one roll on the same day then I mark then dd/mm/yyyy A, B ... When I develop the roll I record the roll id, the camera and lens that I used, developer, temperature, time, and the subject. After I print the contact sheet I copy this information to the back of the contact sheet which I store in notebook next to the negative sheet.
 
Pschauss, this is excellent info, thank you. I am storing in sleeves and have started keeping record of how the film was processed. This has helped set my plan for record keeping.

Ed
 
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