rohit_madan

LOL.. Peter Schauss. You seem to do everything the wrong way! It may work for you, or u may have just be plain lucky. The development tank should be perfectly horizontal when u pour the developer in, this is to ensure that the level of develper rises level horizontally up your film. Secondly you should ensure that the top (empty) spiral is secure in place to prevent any movement during development. In the worst case your loaded spiral may be out of the developer for most of the develpment time!

The plastic thingy would be useful if the tank had to be immersed in the thermostatically controlled bath all the time, as required in E6 & C41 processing. If any one got any experience about how often and how many twists one needs especially when agitating for E6, it would be useful.

Jessops econ-fix works well. Also the combinition of Ilford FP5 or FP4 plus with Developer ID11 works really nicely. Mixing ID11 seemed difficult at first but, its not that bad eventually if you wear rubber gloves. The results are much better than ready made liquid developers in terms of tonal gradation and general quality. I find that using a stop bath can help me reuse fixer atleast 10-15 times (you can test the fixer by timing how long it takes for it clear a leader and then double the time for the fix time). Also using coffee filters on a funnel to filter every chemical after & before use reduces the chance of particles on your negatives.. Enjoy it!!