Best Development for Long Latency

Matthew Gorringe

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• Nov 15, 2006

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Hi,
can someone tell me if there are any development techniques that will help me maximise shadow detail in film that was exposed 2 months ago.

The films in question are PanF+ and Delta400 and I will probably use X-tol unless someone suggests something better.

Should I try a very dilute solution, stand develoment etc?

Thanks, Matt.

 

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• Nov 16, 2006

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Mattg said:

Hi,
can someone tell me if there are any development techniques that will help me maximise shadow detail in film that was exposed 2 months ago.

The films in question are PanF+ and Delta400 and I will probably use X-tol unless someone suggests something better.

Should I try a very dilute solution, stand develoment etc?

Thanks, Matt.

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I can't speak for PanF, but I use Delta 400 and have had no bad effects from leaving the film sit for a couple months prior to development. I use an X-tol-like homebrew, and I just give it my normal development.

Larry

 

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• Nov 16, 2006

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Kodak says that for most types of B&W film, it need not be developed immediately and that even after a year the changes are all but imperceptable.

 

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• Nov 16, 2006

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Thanks, that gives me some confidence.

 

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• Nov 17, 2006

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With images I have doubts about (exposure too thin, etc.), I've used pyrocat and stand development with good results. This is with sheet film in which the first image was just not right, too thin to print. A couple of months is not a big deal, so normal development is most likely a good idea. Next time you have some film which is questionable, try some pyrocat at 1:1:150 and do a long, slow development. tim

 

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• Nov 17, 2006

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For film, two months is insignificant. You could probably let the film sit for a year or two before you start noticing any major changes.

 

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• Nov 17, 2006

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Temperature is what you should care about if you leave films sitting for a while. When I'm not sure when I'll develop a B&W roll, I just throw it in the fridge until I have time to do it.

 

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• Nov 17, 2006

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For roll film (particularly 120) I'd be careful as well to keep it somewhere where the light is at least subdued, if not dark!

Matt

 

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• Dec 1, 2006

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Thanks everyone, development in Xtol 1:1 seems to have wroked well.

 

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• Dec 2, 2006

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Mattg said:

Thanks everyone, development in Xtol 1:1 seems to have wroked well.

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I just found a roll of exposed TMAX 100 buried in a pocket of a camera bag. I developed the film in my home brew metol/ascorbate developer and the negs look great. I shot the pics Easter 1999.