zeljko_panic Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 Hi. Is it possible to develop film (HP5 or Delta 400) by using print developers like Ilfospeed. If anybody tried something like this, I will be helpful for information about developing time and dilution for this kind of developers, and what result I could expect if develop film on that way. Thanx in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_andrews Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 It's possible - if you want high contrast and grain the size of golf balls. There used to be a vogue for 'universal' developers at one time, that would do for both film and paper. I used them for a while when I knew no better (I was about 13). It saved a bit of pocket money, but did nothing for the quality of my pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed b. Posted July 6, 2001 Share Posted July 6, 2001 I have heard of people using Dektol to develop Tri-X film for a very grainy effect. I could look up the old article if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xav Posted July 9, 2001 Share Posted July 9, 2001 Not really what you want, but could be interesting: <p> A few weeks ago, I found an article about developing T-MAX with a paper developer. The technique described is supposedly used by the lab processing Helmut Newtons T-Max rolls. <p> http://www.leicagallery.com/techniqueweeklytip.htm <p> I didn't try it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeljko_panic Posted July 9, 2001 Author Share Posted July 9, 2001 Thanx to all for you responding on my post. I already get relevant information and even tried some developing. Grainy effect (tahat is what I want) is very obvious but interesting. I used dilution of ILFOSPEED 60:1 and developing time 10 minutes for HP5. Result was very sharp and grainy negativ but I still got details in shadow area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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