Ilford pan 50

<p>Can I process Ilford 50 in d76 developer?</p>

<p>Yes. The following information comes from "The Massive Dev Chart" (http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Pan+F&Developer=D-76&mdc=Search).</p>

<p>Later,</p>

<p>Lynn</p>

<p>Massive Dev Chart Search Results</p>

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<th >Film</th> <th >Developer</th> <th >Dilution</th> <th >ASA/ISO</th> <th >35mm</th> <th >120</th> <th >Sheet</th> <th >Temp</th> <th >Notes</th>

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<td >Pan F+</td>

<td >D-76</td>

<td >1+3</td>

<td >12</td>

<td >9</td>

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<td >20C</td>

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<td >Pan F+</td>

<td >D-76</td>

<td >stock</td>

<td >25-50</td>

<td >6.5</td>

<td >6.5</td>

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<td >20C</td>

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<td >Pan F+</td>

<td >D-76</td>

<td >1+1</td>

<td >25-50</td>

<td >10.5</td>

<td >10.5</td>

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<td >20C</td>

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<td >Pan F+</td>

<td >D-76</td>

<td >1+3</td>

<td >25-50</td>

<td >15.5</td>

<td >15.5</td>

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<td >20C</td>

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<p>Lynn, thanks so much.</p>

<p>Be aware that the film is rather contrasty when shot at 50 (I like the look though.) Shooting and developing at 25 gives more "normal" results. Very nice film but can be a bit difficult to handle at first.</p>

<p>I find shooting it at 64 and using Diafine keeps that contrast at bay and retains the fine grain.</p>

<p>WARNING: Don't follow the directions on the box for Ilford PanF Plus 50, they're wrong. I pointed this out to Ilford yesterday and got this reply JUST this morning;<br>

<em>Dear Joe, <br /><br />I have checked the internal information we have and the correct time is 8 :30 for D76 1+1. I am really sorry about this obvious anomaly which, prior to you pointing it out we were unaware of. <br /><br />I will pass this on to my colleagues at our factory and request it be corrected when we next reprint the Pan F Plus boxes. <br /><br />Thanks for letting us know and, again, our apologies for your understanable confusion <br /><br />Best regards <br /><br />Rod for HARMAN techsupport <br /></em></p>

<p>Ditto, Larry's advice. I've had good results with Pan F+ at EI 50 in Diafine. I don't use it often but it really tames the contrast problems in bright sunlight or any tricky high contrast situation.</p>

<p>Hi, has any of you developed Ilford Pan 50 using D76 and a time of 5 minutes?</p>

<p>According to the instructions in the film box, 6:30 minutes is the starting point to develop the film, but 6:00 minutes give me a little bit over contrasted negatives, and I was wondering if I can use a 5 minutes development without ruining the film.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>"Can I process Ilford 50 in d76 developer?"<br>

Yes, and it's a fine dev for most films, not just Pan-F. I like to use it at the 1+3 dilution to give max sharpness; 15 min. However, you can use it 1+0 & 1+1.<br>

I also like Diafine for Pan-F, but I get EI 80 out of it, but that's only 1/3 stop faster than Larry and 2/3 faster than Lex; not exactly warp speed.</p>

<p>We all have our own EI you just have to discover it and not every one of my cameras has the same one... I have little notes for my cameras... Also how you agitate is also part of it.</p>

<p>Has anybody developed Pan 50 using D76 using a 5 minute time?. I was not sure if 5 minutes was a time to use with this film, considering that Kodak does not recommend less than 5 minutes development for any of its films. And I have not found any info from Ilford regarding developing Pan 50 using a 5 minute developing time.</p>

<p>I have tried 6 minutes for developing some Pan 50 films, and the results have been very satisfactory, but considering that I over exposured one roll, I am afraid that 5 minutes development will give me uneven development.<br>

Thanks,</p>

<p>Miguel</p>

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<p>@ Miguel:<br>

Yes, I got as low as 4 minutes.. Below 5 minutes developing time, Ilford suggests 5 sec agitation every 30 sec, instead of the standard 10 sec every minute, but it's just a guideline... You should be just fine with 5 minutes, if that's the time required by the contrast of the scenes you captured.</p>

<p>Thanks Marco for the information. I developed the film using a 5 minutes time, and the result was great.<br>

Thanks.</p>

<p>Miguel</p>