stevej1265

Great! I will plough on! Thanks guys

Hi all Made a bit of a boob when mixing chemicals and I now have 1.1L of D76 instead of 1L. Planning on using it as stock. Should I chuck it, add a little bit to the developing time, or not worry? Thanks!

Thanks as always Joe for keeping me on the right track!

Thanks a lot Bethe, was hoping this would be the answer!

Thank Rick, appreciate it!

Thank you for your reply!

Thanks Rick, so would you recommend pushing the film rather than leaving contrast for the darkroom?

Thanks Joe, so you think I'm better leaving extra contrast work for the darkroom rather than pushing the film?

Thanks for the reply! I was hoping that would be the general advice. I've taken some decent pics and I was worried they would be too flat come darkroom time

Thanks Joel! Would this not make my negative highlights too dense?

Hi everyone. Been getting to grips with processing HP5+ shot at box speed and it's all ok but it looks pretty flat and lifeless. I'm used to punchier, more contrasty images for street photography. Do you recommend push processing or is it better to have more 'standard' negatives to begin with and just use variable contrast paper and filters at darkroom stage (and curves/levels adjustments for scans in the meantime.) Just how much contrast can be added in the darkroom using these methods and do these linked images give a realistic indication? Printing with variable-grade paper - darkoom guide I won't have access to darkoom printing for quite some time but it is something I'm hoping to get into in the future and I would hate to run into unnecessary problems further down the line.... Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the reply! Yes the negs look a little darker at the top and left edges. So I had a look at the pressure plate and it seems to be sitting a little uneven, the right side is sitting slightly further out than the left. Tried pushing it a few times but it just springs to the same slight unevenness. I think this must be the metal frame thingy behind the pressure plate. Should I unscrew the plate and have a try and making the metal frame more even or just leave it and don't make matters worse lol?

Thanks! I'll cut down on the agitation for sure!

Hello again! Sorry for all these questions but you have all been very helpful and I do feel like I'm making progress :) My last roll of film seems to have brighter edges (top and top left corner). Is this due to light seals or could it be due to over or under-agitation or something else? Also in the bottom third I can see a thin light streakly line. It's only on 1 or 2 pics. Any ideas? I'm guessing maybe uneven development. Processed HP5+ in D76 stock for 7.5 mins. Agitated for 1st full min and then 10 secs at the end of each other minute. About 7 inversions each minute roughly I counted..... Thanks all!

Thanks for the reply you guys are great! Actually I found out last night it's happening to pics taken with my other camera (OM10) in exactly the same place. So I then thought maybe a lens problem but no because I've used different lenses. Did a blank scan and sure enough it was there, so I think scanner banding is the issue! Came across this article which explains it perfectly even how it affects sky tones more......How To: Eliminate Banding From Your Scans - Film Advance