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Best developer for fuji neopan 1600 ?
Which developers would the wise folks on this newsgroup recommend for neopan
1600? The aim is to minimise grain (at least somewhat). I've tried T-max, at 24C but this was more grainy than expected. I realise it's going to be fairly grainy anyway. Thanks Ros |
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Best developer for fuji neopan 1600 ?
Hywel Davies wrote:
Which developers would the wise folks on this newsgroup recommend for neopan 1600? The aim is to minimise grain (at least somewhat). I've tried T-max, at 24C but this was more grainy than expected. I realise it's going to be fairly grainy anyway. HC-110 or D-76 will likely give less grain than T-Max, without loss of speed (though you're actually pushing a little to get Neopan 1600 to 1600; it's properly about 800-1000, but designed with low contrast so it pushes well). If you can tolerate loss of speed and some loss of acutance, Microdol-X should significantly reduce grain -- but then you might as well shoot Tri-X or Neopan 400 and develop in conventional processes. I've seen claims that shortening process time reduces grain, other factors equal, which would suggest HC-110, possibly even in Dilution A, would be the likeliest candidate. Dilution A times are about 70% of Dilution B, in the likely case you can't find them listed anywhere. The push to 1600 should still give a time around 4+ minutes; I wouldn't try to go under 4 minutes for tank development because of problems with consistency and fill/drain times relative to the total dev time. -- 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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Best developer for fuji neopan 1600 ?
"Hywel Davies" wrote in message ...
Which developers would the wise folks on this newsgroup recommend for neopan 1600? The aim is to minimise grain (at least somewhat). I've tried T-max, at 24C but this was more grainy than expected. I realise it's going to be fairly grainy anyway. Thanks Ros I strongly recommend Acutol. Try 1+15 for 7.5 minutes @ 20C/68F. It's a VERY fine-grained film when developed properly. Expose at about EI 650-800. |
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Best developer for fuji neopan 1600 ?
"Hywel Davies" wrote in message ...
Which developers would the wise folks on this newsgroup recommend for neopan 1600? The aim is to minimise grain (at least somewhat). I've tried T-max, at 24C but this was more grainy than expected. I realise it's going to be fairly grainy anyway. Thanks Ros I strongly recommend Acutol. Try 1+15 for 7.5 minutes @ 20C/68F. It's a VERY fine-grained film when developed properly. Expose at about EI 650-800. Here's an example: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=1225120 |
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Best developer for fuji neopan 1600 ?
Użytkownik "Hywel Davies" napisał w wiadomości ... Which developers would the wise folks on this newsgroup recommend for neopan 1600? The aim is to minimise grain (at least somewhat). I've tried T-max, at 24C but this was more grainy than expected. I realise it's going to be fairly grainy anyway. Thanks Ros Hallo ! In my opinion the best is XTOL 1+3 for Neopan 1600@800 ... I use it for Neopan 1600@1600 also. Times from www.digitaltruth.com Regards wkg http://www.photosig.com/go/users/userphotos?id=56107 |
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Best developer for Fuji Neopan 1600 ?
On 7/2/04 12:20 PM, in article , "wkg"
typed: Użytkownik "Hywel Davies" napisał w wiadomości ... Which developers would the wise folks on this newsgroup recommend for neopan 1600? The aim is to minimise grain (at least somewhat). I've tried T-max, at 24C but this was more grainy than expected. I realise it's going to be fairly grainy anyway. Thanks Ros Hallo ! In my opinion the best is XTOL 1+3 for Neopan 1600@800 ... I use it for Neopan 1600@1600 also. Times from www.digitaltruth.com Regards wkg http://www.photosig.com/go/users/userphotos?id=56107 Neopan 1600 is my most used favorite film and I do the same. In XTOL 1+3 it looks like normally developed medium speed film. Way better than tri x in D76 1:1. Sharper and less grain. I hate to overstate it but it's a dream come true for someone who's been doing this since 1965. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/ |
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:13:21 +0100, Hywel Davies wrote:
Which developers would the wise folks on this newsgroup recommend for neopan 1600? The aim is to minimise grain (at least somewhat). I've tried T-max, at 24C but this was more grainy than expected. I realise it's going to be fairly grainy anyway. Thanks Ros clayton f76 works really well actually. the neopan 1600 works best if you expose it perfectly. a little under or a little over and you'll see a lot of grain. |
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