I still wonder why development times are the same...
If you dilute developer from the concentrate to fit 0.3 or 0.6 liters of working solution and you keep the same ratio, so you got the same strength solutions and you can run a 135 in 0.6 l and develop for the same time.But nobody ever suggests reusing the 120 developer. Can anybody explain this apparent paradox to me?
- A roll of 120 film and one of 135-36 film (of the same type) have roughly the same surface, amount of silver bromide, etc.
- If I develop a 120 roll in 0.6 l of developer and a 135 in 0.3 l of the same developer, I need the same development times.
- When the 135 roll is developed, the developer is exhausted.
- As the 120 roll has the same surface and I use twice the amount of developer, half of the developing oomph must still be there after the prescribed development time, and the average concentration during development is much higher.
As the 120 roll has the same surface and I use twice the amount of developer, half of the developing oomph must still be there after the prescribed development time, and the average concentration during development is much higher.
When the 135 roll is developed, the developer is exhausted.
Film development is a two-way chemical process, It's not only the film that is affected, but also the developer. For example, during the development, oxidation takes place, and the entire developer is affected.
Well, not 'much' higher since most developers aren't used to the point of exhaustion. We could say something like 'significantly' to 'marginally' higher depending on developer formulation.As the 120 roll has the same surface and I use twice the amount of developer, half of the developing oomph must still be there after the prescribed development time, and the average concentration during development is much higher.
But nobody ever suggests reusing the 120 developer. Can anybody explain this apparent paradox to me?
- As the 120 roll has the same surface and I use twice the amount of developer, half of the developing oomph must still be there after the prescribed development time, and the average concentration during development is much higher.
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