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any Clayton F60 people in here?
Man I'm trying to get an alternative liquid developer, but this stuff sucks.
I am no techie as far as plotting curves and what not, but I'm guessing this stuff eats at least a stop and a half, speed wise. Just shot a roll of HP5 (120) and developed as per their instructions (1:9 for 7 min, @ 68f) and am I shocked! I shot four scenes, at three speeds...400, 200, and 100. The 400? Forget it The 200? No me gusta The 100? Shadow detail was finally acceptable, but at the expense of the highlights (to be expected). I can't expect to be dropping films two stops! One is the norm, but even with that same film and HP5, most shots come out fine. Does anyone use this stuff? Any comparable stats? Or suggestions? Should I just try more time developing? |
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any Clayton F60 people in here?
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Man I'm trying to get an alternative liquid developer, but this stuff sucks. I am no techie as far as plotting curves and what not, but I'm guessing this stuff eats at least a stop and a half, speed wise. Just shot a roll of HP5 (120) and developed as per their instructions (1:9 for 7 min, @ 68f) and am I shocked! I shot four scenes, at three speeds...400, 200, and 100. The 400? Forget it The 200? No me gusta The 100? Shadow detail was finally acceptable, but at the expense of the highlights (to be expected). I can't expect to be dropping films two stops! One is the norm, but even with that same film and HP5, most shots come out fine. Does anyone use this stuff? Any comparable stats? Or suggestions? Should I just try more time developing? Run, do not walk, and get a bottle of HC-110. Use Dilution H (half the strength of Dilution B) at about 20% above Dilution B times with standard agitation. You'll get, at most, 1/3 stop loss, and more likely full film speed. You'll get some compensation with Dilution H, which will help preserve the highlights. And you'll save money -- Dilution H, for 120, costs about fifteen cents per film, one-shot, with the bonus that you can dilute direct from concentrate and the concentrate lasts years, even in an opened bottle. -- I may be a scwewy wabbit, but I'm not going to Alcatwaz! -- E. J. Fudd, 1954 Donald Qualls, aka The Silent Observer Lathe Building Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/HomebuiltLathe.htm Speedway 7x12 Lathe Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/my7x12.htm Opinions expressed are my own -- take them for what they're worth and don't expect them to be perfect. |
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