Extra Dev for Combi-Plan?

[Kevin Caulfield]

Do any Combi-Plan users give extra development? The reason I ask is that some test shots I took for testing the tank the one time I used it look to be a tad underdeveloped. They were Fuji Acros 100 and they look to me like they need maybe 20% more dev time to look like what they do in 120 which I've used before. (Maybe other users have noticed that Acros needs more dev time for sheets?) I shot six sheets of FP4 Plus yesterday, and am considering giving them 20% more than the nominal dev time, as this will be just my second session with the Combi-Plan.

 

[Ian David]

Hi Kevin
I use normal dev times in my Combi system with FP4+ (and I generally only do 4 sheets at a time).
Is your Combi agitation regime the same as with 120?
Ian

 

[domaz]

What developer? I found Acros needs more time than the "book" times for me with Pyrocat-HD. Or shoot Acros at ISO 80- that seems to be best.

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Thanks, Ian. I think perhaps my agitation with the Combi is not quite as rigorous as my 120 development. Domaz, I use FX39, and for 120 the dev times looked fine but for sheet, they looked a tad underdone.

 

[tony lockerbie]

Kevin, I gave up using the combi plan, I just kept getting uneven development. I processed in the dark and used the lift and tilt method for agitation, still got streaks. I am now back to trays with no problems, and I can do 8 at a time. Like the other, I have found Across needs a bit more time than generally indicated.
With FP4, I always use Rodinal 1:50 for tanks, and 1:25 for sheet film in trays, using Agfas' time sheet, a combination that is really nice.
Tony

 

[haziz]

Kevin, I gave up using the combi plan, I just kept getting uneven development. I processed in the dark and used the lift and tilt method for agitation, still got streaks. I am now back to trays with no problems, and I can do 8 at a time. Like the other, I have found Across needs a bit more time than generally indicated.
With FP4, I always use Rodinal 1:50 for tanks, and 1:25 for sheet film in trays, using Agfas' time sheet, a combination that is really nice.
Tony

Forget about "lift and tilt", just use it as a standard daylight tank and fill it via the spouts in light. Perfectly developed negs with no uneven development. I love the combi tank.

To the OP: times are the same as with your MF and 35 mm tanks assuming your agitation methodology is the same.

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Thanks evrybody. I do use it as intended as a standard daylight tank, except I start with the developer already in the tank. I'll try a bit more vigorous agitation and report back. These are shots from my day trip yesterday in country New South Wales.

 

[haziz]

; except I start with the developer already in the tank.

No need, you can fill and empty via the spouts. Absolutely no uneven development despite the somewhat prolonged fill and empty times.