Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/18

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Subject: [Leica] OT: mixing different B&W films in the same tank
From: jblack at ambio.net (John Black)
Date: Tue Oct 18 09:20:35 2005
References: <6.1.0.6.2.20051018005823.07ea7b18@192.168.100.42>
 


> Quick :-) According to the Digitaltruth dev chart, both Tri X and HP5+
have
> the same development time using DDX. I happen to have 2 rolls of Tri X and
> 1 roll of HP5+. Would there be any problem putting them all in the same
tank?>
>

Theoretically that should work, but beware that strange and unpredictable
things happen sometimes when dissimilar films are developed together.  I
learned the hard way not to do this.

Develop them separately.

JB
In reply to: Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] OT: mixing different B&W films in the same tank)