Tim Gray
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Juan, I think we are saying the same thing.
I was referring to your "normally longer times than recommended are better" comment, which I took to mean use longer times. The original poster also mentioned overdeveloping to be on the safe side. I found for the light I shoot in and the prints I make, the recommended times work out pretty good. And for someone who's never used the film before, the recommended times in standard developers are a pretty good starting point. Especially since they're likely to go off and shoot it at 3200 or 6400 and have their metering all over the place 😀
I don't always get through a roll in one type of light, so middle of the road developing times are appropriate a lot of times. If I shot several rolls in a low contrast setting, I would leave it in the dev longer, you are correct. Likewise, high contrast lighting might call for a pull.
I was referring to your "normally longer times than recommended are better" comment, which I took to mean use longer times. The original poster also mentioned overdeveloping to be on the safe side. I found for the light I shoot in and the prints I make, the recommended times work out pretty good. And for someone who's never used the film before, the recommended times in standard developers are a pretty good starting point. Especially since they're likely to go off and shoot it at 3200 or 6400 and have their metering all over the place 😀
I don't always get through a roll in one type of light, so middle of the road developing times are appropriate a lot of times. If I shot several rolls in a low contrast setting, I would leave it in the dev longer, you are correct. Likewise, high contrast lighting might call for a pull.
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