Development, time and dilution and temperature and agitation equation?

[RoyK]

Hi

In film development one usually talks about the contrast/graininess of the film being a product of temperature and dilution, and perhaps time and amount of agitation. Will using a higher temperature with a more diluted developer give the same result? Is time itself a factor or only compared to temperature/dilution? I guess the amount of agitation will affect the amount of tone in the developed film, and perhaps shorten the time?

Thanks for all input

roy

 

[df cardwell]

No. None of this can be said.

Photography is wonderfully resistant to a Unified Theory.

On the other hand, it can be perfectly consistent within one's
expressive technique.