Beginning the Journey

[MattKing]

You may not be able to discern any meaningful difference between the negatives, unless your approach to less automated procedures is quite random and inconsistent.
I added a relatively simple approach to rotary agitation to my black and white film development regime because it was a relatively simple and quick and conveniently easy to use way to ensure consistency, but I could have accomplished almost the same thing with a more manual approach, and doubt that it makes much if any difference to the results, either way.
The automation will help you avoid mistakes and may make things a bit quicker.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I was just attempting to incorporate a processor I already own into B&W development, it works wonders with C-41 but my intention is not to deliberately go out of my way to force it into my workflow. Because it offers time compensation, agitation customization and rotational or stand development I figured it may be worth incorporating. At this point, I feel the only way to know for sure is to do both and compare the negatives.

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