Developing at Singapore temperature

[Celebring]

I experimented with two dilutions, mine and sloth's...

Hi Samuel,

Not to be a pest, but any chance of seeing your Pan 400 developed two different ways? Thanks.

 

[alternatve]

Hello,

No problem, just that I was too busy with my studies to post it up sooner. Now that my exams are over, I guess it's high time I did. Both ways give similar results, but my formula uses less water (400ml vs 500ml) then sloth's formula as I used 5ml of HC-110 each which is the minimum recommended.

My formula, 1:79 = 5:395~5:400
Sloth's formula is 1:100 = 5:500.

100 ml is not much, but I guess I should try to save as much water as possible.

Anyway, here are the two pictures:

Developed with my formula


Developed with sloth's formula


Take note that the second picture is not the result of excessive grain, but the actual texture of the wall!

The pictures are large in size so that you can analyse them to your heart's content. Also pardon the dust lines ruining the picture. I tried my best to blow them off before scanning, but alas, they proved too much for me.

I have some problems with some spotchy development from sloth's formula as the chemicals are more stagnant with stand development, but this are minor.

Both shots are alright, IMO, but I prefer to have more contrast so I'll try adding a minute or so to the developement process to see how it goes. This sacrifices the shadow detail I so cherish, so I don't know whether it'll be better to leave it for post processing to edit...

More of the series can also be found here: http://community.livejournal.com/filmsg/6841.html#cutid1

Samuel

 

[Celebring]

Thanks for posting the photos. Think I'll try HC-110 when my current stock of ID-11 runs out.

Btw, which of the photos on live journal are with 1:79 and which with 1:100?

 

[sloth]

100 ml is not much, but I guess I should try to save as much water as possible.

Dude, I also don't wash my underwear to save water. I recycle.


JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!! ;p :bsmilie:

No water wastage here at all. 500ml Just So Happens to be the prescribed amount to cover 120 medium format film, which is taller than 35mm. I did most of my 35mm work at 20degC with Dil H (1:63) and could mix ~310ml as needed.

BTW, the real water saving comes from using the Ilford Method to wash photos. NO NO NO WAY am I gonna use 'running water for 30 minutes' - now THAT is really wasteful!! Ilford Method relies on 3-4 washes, approx 2L of water, and inverting multiple times.

Thanks for posting the photos. Think I'll try HC-110 when my current stock of ID-11 runs out.

Btw, which of the photos on live journal are with 1:79 and which with 1:100?

Heya, I remember you from a PM. I eventually got my HC-110 at Ruby. They have ID-11, Microphen, Perceptol and some of the other Ilford stuff but have never seen any LC29 over there. I think we can forget LC29.. HC-110 rules

 

[sloth]

I have some problems with some spotchy development from sloth's formula as the chemicals are more stagnant with stand development, but this are minor.

OI!!!!! This is NOT stand development!!

MUST stir.. halfway through the run is good enough. I have not had an issue with splotches yet. The only time I had a problem was when I tried to run 125PX (Kodak Plus-X) at 5 minutes with Dil B - now that had very uneven development. Otherwise the rest are OK. That was when I found out why "development times below 5 minutes are not recommended".

 

[Celebring]

Heya, I remember you from a PM. I eventually got my HC-110 at Ruby. They have ID-11, Microphen, Perceptol and some of the other Ilford stuff but have never seen any LC29 over there. I think we can forget LC29.. HC-110 rules

Hi, yes, I remember sending you a PM. Decided to go with ID-11 since it was the cheapest Ilford developer I could find then, but HC-110 1:100 is even cheaper.

Ilford says HC-110 is the Kodak equivalent of LC29, and looks like it works fine.