linus_hultstrand

It says on the recommendation for Rodinal that 1:50 dilution is not recommended for HP5+. I have no idea why. It is the only film and dilution they don´t recommend. I tried developing HP5 @ 200 in rodinal 1:64 dilution for 5 minutes. It worked well for me. A bit grainier than with HC-110, but that´s just a matter of taste. I´ll post pictures to compare some day when I have time to scan them.

I have just ordered my first bottle of HC-110 but haven´t started

using it yet. I thougt I´d get some advice first from you, the

experienced bunch :-)

 

Right now I am shooting mostly in my homebuilt studio. Portraits, and

full length.

 

I use two tungsten-ligths of 500w diffused through a thin cloth to

light the subject.

 

I use HP5+ rated 200 asa

 

I am reading at:

http://www.kodak.se/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j24/j24.jh

tml

 

and realize there are a lot of differnt working solutions (A, B, C,

D, E, F).

 

The question: What working solution do you think should I use, and

most imortantly - Why?

If you have a suggestion of dev.time, I´d be grateful too.

 

Merry Christmas

 

/Linus Hultstrand

Here is a test of films and developers that might interrest you.

 

http://www.chrisjohnsonphotographer.com/funfilm.shtml

 

http://www.chrisjohnsonphotographer.com/charts.shtml

 

Good Luck,

 

/Linus

My one litre D-76 (stock) lasts to develop 12 rolls of 35mm film.

 

If I dilute it to 1:1, how many rolls does it last to develop?

12/litre? 6/litre? Or is it a one shot solution??

 

How many rolls does 1:3 last to develop?

 

/Linus

What about low contrast situations like indoor/studio photo? Or very high contrast? Does it work well in all circumstances?

 

/Linus

I have been reading about diXactol at www.barrythornton.com and seen

his galleries. When I read, it seem so... great. And I can´t help

thinking - WHAT IS THE CATCH? So, if anyone has tried any of his

products (especially diXactol) - are they as good as he says? And

when are they not?

 

Best photografic regards

 

/Linus Hultstrand

I have now finished the tests about film speed for HP5+. My tests say that HP5+ should be rated at 200. My tests about development time are not finished. Up to now I only know that my development times has been way to loooooong. Right now, my developed pictures print well at grade 0 paper.

I have recently started developing my own negatives and everything is

going fine. There is just one problem. There are spots from the water

rinse left on the negatives when they have dried. They negatives dry

hanging in my apartment.

 

I use only water when I rinse after the fixing - should I use some

wetting agent or something, and in that case what - any tips?

 

Can I wash the spotted negatives again and dry them again to get rid

of the spots?

 

/Linus Hultstrand

Hi!

 

I am using a developer made in Sweden called SD-76. It is exacly the

same chemicals as Kodak´s D-76. But it is sold in one litre bottles

solution (not powder like the D-76). It is said that the solution is

good to develop 12 rolls of 35mm film, and that is nice. But here is

my question - With every film I develop, the solution ought to get

weaker every time (less active chemicals i.e.) and the next film

should require more development time? Or am I thinking wrong? However

nothing on the bottle says it does, so what am I supposed to do? And

if it requires more development time, how am I supposed to know how

much more?

 

Please help a newbie with your photographic wisdom :-)

 

/Linus Hultstrand

Thank you all for your answers. I´m going in to the darkroom in a few weeks and finish my own tests. Your guidance has been helpful!

 

/Linus

Hey you all!

 

I have recently been trying to determine the true film speed and

development time for my favourite film Ilford hp5+. I am not finished

with my tests yet, but it would be interresting to know what results

others who use that film have come to. I am aware of that it is a

personal thing too, since all light meters are slightly different,

but never the less, I am interrested in your reslults. Development

time is of course different since there are many developers, but I

hope you can answer in percent longer or shorter than recommended

(for the speed the manifacturer claims). So if the recommended time

is 9 minutes and you develop for 7½ minutes, your true dev. time is

-15%. I will be happy with answers like:

 

320 iso/asa

-20% dev time

 

Best Regards

 

/Linus Hultstrand