Dev Time for overexposed Tri-X

George Papantoniou · Apr 23, 2007

As usual, I made a mistake using my Rolleiflex... I had the camera loaded with Tri-X pro (ISO 320) and I thought it was loaded with APX 100... So I exposed the film at E.I. 100... in bright sunlight...

So, I was thinking of something like Perceptol 1+3, Rodinal 1+100... what do you think ? Does someone have a tested combo ?

The good part will be the REALLY RICH shadow detail ...

Roger Hicks · Apr 23, 2007

Dear George,

In straight (not diluted) Perceptol the true ISO is only about 200 anyway, and a 1-stop overexposure is neither here nor there.

I have an old Pentax where all the shutter speeds from 1/15 upwards are 1 stop slow. Before I got a shutter speed tester (ZTS) I didn't know this, so I treated the shutter as normal. I always liked the tonality it gave me...

Cheers,

R.

bjorke · Apr 23, 2007

Some of us kind of LIKE a dense negative

Rolleiflexible · Apr 23, 2007

My usual practice is to rate TXP at 160, and then make all metering errors on the side of overexposure, so my ordinary EI for the stuff is probably around 150 or less. Try a 1:25 Rodinal solution for 9 minutes at 68F/20C. That should put your somewhere around a Grade 3 paper. Sanders

Keith Tapscott. · Apr 23, 2007

George Papantoniou said:
As usual, I made a mistake using my Rolleiflex... I had the camera loaded with Tri-X pro (ISO 320) and I thought it was loaded with APX 100... So I exposed the film at E.I. 100... in bright sunlight...

So, I was thinking of something like Perceptol 1+3, Rodinal 1+100... what do you think ? Does someone have a tested combo ?

The good part will be the REALLY RICH shadow detail ...

Develop `normally` in full strength Microdol-X or Ilford Perceptol.

George Papantoniou · Apr 24, 2007

Thanks guys, I'll use Perceptol (I like the tonality it gives)...

noseoil · Apr 24, 2007

George, would be very interested in hearing from you about the look you have from this roll. Not too bad for overexposure, but contrast and subject matter will have a lot to do with the prints. Please post a shot or two if you get around to it and let us know what grade you had to use for the printing session. Thanks, tim

Roger Hicks · Apr 24, 2007

noseoil said:
George, would be very interested in hearing from you about the look you have from this roll. Not too bad for overexposure, but contrast and subject matter will have a lot to do with the prints. Please post a shot or two if you get around to it and let us know what grade you had to use for the printing session. Thanks, tim

Seconded! A follow-up is always welcome.

Cheers,

R.

George Papantoniou · Apr 25, 2007

noseoil said:
George, would be very interested in hearing from you about the look you have from this roll. Not too bad for overexposure, but contrast and subject matter will have a lot to do with the prints. Please post a shot or two if you get around to it and let us know what grade you had to use for the printing session. Thanks, tim

Hahaha... Tim, I'll be glad to tell you how the film looks like after the development, but printing pictures from a film is something I usually do a few months later... I'll keep in mind to post something, though...

Dev Time for overexposed Tri-X

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