Developing trick

ezwriter · Apr 23, 2012

You know how they say invert the dev tank 5 times every 30 seconds?
Well i invert 6 times every 30 and my prints are better than Ansel Adams.

Ian Grant · Apr 23, 2012

pstake · Apr 23, 2012

Un.Bridled.
Brilliance.

This is revolutionary. Couldn't help but notice your name, as well. ezwriter. The untrained eye may not recognize the clever phonetic parallelism with Easy Rider, but mine is not an untrained eye. It's apparent that the mansion of your brilliance has many rooms.

... seriously ... I laughed. Very funny

zsas · Apr 23, 2012

"These go to eleven"

zsas · Apr 23, 2012

Or maybe it would go:

Q: Why not agitate more intensely for the 5 inversions?

A: These (tanks) go to 6!

Thomas Bertilsson · Apr 23, 2012

If you follow Ilford's recommendations regarding agitation, you could really hit the Spinal Tap vortex, because with 10s every 60s, you could easily go to 11 without overdoing it. Much.

sandermarijn · Apr 23, 2012

It's all because we have five fingers on each hand. Two-fingered creatures would do 100 inversions per 1000000 seconds. Almost the same thing.

removed account4 · Apr 23, 2012

try doing the randomized inversion ...
some every few seconds,
some rolling on the sink floor,
some shaken like a citric mixed drink
some just a big slam do dislodge the bubbles
some leave and don't do anything ...

it works, but only mostly sometimes

M. Lointain · Apr 23, 2012

I have a paint mixer (a la Home Depot). I just put my developing tank in that. It cuts the developing time in half. If you are going to do this though make sure your tank doesn't leak.

dehk · Apr 23, 2012

I feel like quoting a This Is Spinal Tap Reference when they're talking about the amps.

OR...

6? I said 7, 7 is the magic number....

richard ide · Apr 23, 2012

For really random agitation; put a wide heavy rubber band around the tank to hold the lid on and roll it down the basement stairs every 30 seconds. Also good exercise and gives you something to do between agitation cycles.

Joe O'Brien · Apr 23, 2012

I just surround my developing tank with a number of LeRoy Neiman paintings, it gets pretty well agitated that way.

ROL · Apr 23, 2012

ezwriter said:
You know how they say invert the dev tank 5 times every 30 seconds?
Well i invert 6 times every 30 and my prints are better than Ansel Adams.

Obviously, the extra inversion is for modesty.

ROL · Apr 23, 2012

richard ide said:
For really random agitation; put a wide heavy rubber band around the tank to hold the lid on and roll it down the basement stairs every 30 seconds. Also good exercise and gives you something to do between agitation cycles.

Indeed, most work claimed to be better than AA actually looks as though it has been kicked to the curb.

Worker 11811 · Apr 23, 2012

I do the "Shake-A-Puddin'" dance when I develop my film:

[video=youtube;uKV7yd6RWYk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKV7yd6RWYk[/video]

RalphLambrecht · Apr 24, 2012

just imagine what would happen if you did it seven times einstein.

Steve Smith · Apr 24, 2012

ezwriter said:
i invert 6 times every 30 and my prints are better than Ansel Adams.

That makes sense. I only invert mine four times and my prints are worse than those of Ansel Adams!

Steve.

Rick A · Apr 24, 2012

The only "trick" I know is to be consistant with time, temp, and agitation.

Zewrak · Apr 24, 2012

richard ide said:
For really random agitation; put a wide heavy rubber band around the tank to hold the lid on and roll it down the basement stairs every 30 seconds. Also good exercise and gives you something to do between agitation cycles.

Does it work with elevators? Or do I need to adjust time and dilution?

Rick A · Apr 24, 2012

Just a thought, rolling the tank down the up escalator.

bsdunek · Apr 24, 2012

Joe O'Brien said:
I just surround my developing tank with a number of LeRoy Neiman paintings, it gets pretty well agitated that way.

cblkdog · Apr 24, 2012

Better than Ansell, boy I'd like to see some of these great prints.

ROL · Apr 24, 2012

Worker 11811 said:
I do the "Shake-A-Puddin'" dance when I develop my film...

. I used to take those backpacking in the '60's.

Anyway, that is actually pretty close to good technique for Technidol.

Mainecoonmaniac · Apr 24, 2012

It was developed in Holy Water. It's not the agitation.

ROL · Apr 26, 2012

Mainecoonmaniac said:
It was developed in Holy Water. It's not the agitation.

Agitator.

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