samnad Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 hi guys,last day i took pictures to test pushing process. I know that FP4 and D76 are not the perfect match for this purpose but it's all i got.Tonight i'll process this film but i need some advices firstI use to process fp4 @ 100 with D76 for 9 minutes with greats results, should i developp fp4 @ 400 for 13,5 minutes ? hope you can help me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 That should result in some very contrasty negatives with no detail in the shadows and blocked up highlights. Trying to get an honest two stop push from a medium speed film is wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnashings Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Its not just "not ideal", it is in fact, entirely pointless. Why push a film TO a speed that is generously represented by several outstanding films, all of which will perform infinitely better @400 than any medium speed emulsion pushed to that speed. Pushing is a tool like anything else, and an imperfect one at that. Unless you have specific lighting conditions, or final look which requires push processing, it will do nothing for you, and this experiment will teach you nothing of value, other than wasting a roll of film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_b Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hi Samy, Al is probably right. I'm no ID11/D76 guy, but diluting 1+1 (if that helps taming the highlights - I'm not sure), three tank inversions once every minute and stopping development after 13.5min would probably yield usable highlights. And the shadows will fall where they fall. Digitaltruth say 15min/1+1 for 200ASA. I wonder. Cheers, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samnad Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 well, i've just developped it, i love the results, the grain didn't increase significantly. I'll post pics soon, it's 3:24am in Paris ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samnad Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Check here http://tractica.free.fr/fp4-400/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 You have zero detail in the dark areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_tritton Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 as Al said, there is no detail in the darker areas. In my opinion your results were not very appealing. I think pulling an ISO 400 film such as Tri-X to ISO 250 would achieve better results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnashings Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I suppose you could eat soup with a fork... but why? Majority of it would vanish between the prongs of the fork - like your shadow detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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