Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, EI 400 @ 5 minutes in dilution (B) works very, very nicely, but it's a potent soup. I switched to dilution H 1:63 to buy some more time and general "forgiveness" of slight temp variations during development, and also to allow for use of a water stop. For EI 800, I found that a longer bath in (H) works better than a shorter one in (B). Scott Daniel Ridings wrote: >I like the combo myself. But I just shoot it at 400 and develop Dil. B >for 5 minutes (just happens to be what Ilford recommends) or Dil. E >(to win some time) for 7.5 minutes. > >Agitation? Very, very agitated ... shaken, not stirred. Same number of >empty reels on the top as I have reels with film in it. I pour in >enough gook to cover the bottom reels and then slush the stuff around, >invert, back, invert, back. Let the developer drain off the film and >then cover it back up with fresh solution. Seems to work and more or >less match the agitation Ilford was thinking about when they >recommended their times. > >Easy to scan and easy to print. I'll post some shots on Sat. I'm away >from home again now. > >Daniel > >On 6/14/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > >>In your quest, I'll recommend giving HP5+ in HC-110 a try. Great >>combination and very, very convenient to soup it up. I shoot the >>film at EI 320 and 800 and develop @ 68F in dilution H 1:63 for >>9-9.5m and 13-13.5m respectively. Agitation for 30 sec. and then >>just one nice, gentle twisty inversion every 2 minutes. >> >>Nice looking tones, good grain and sharp negatives. >> >>I picked up on the combo from some fans over on PhotoNet's >>B&W development forum. And IMHO they were right - it's a >>formula that works quite well. >> >>Scott >> >>Richard wrote: >> >> >> >>>Budding photographer: >>> >>>http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/crop0006.jpg >>> >>>Wow! The office is sure messy! >>> >>>This is my ongoing search for the "perfect" B&W film. Perfect meaning >>>perfect for my workflow of developing using the Jobo rotary processor >>>and scanning in using the Nikon LS-4000. For ASA100, looks like it's >>>Acros, although I bought but have not tested Efke 100 yet. For ASA400 >>>and some times pushed to ASA800, it's Tri-X. I am looking for a nice >>>sharp clean ASA400. This is Delta 400, I don't think it cuts it in >>>those departments. Will play more. >>> >>>M7, I think 90/2AA @F2. >>> >>>// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, >>>please use richard at imagecraft.com) >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >