Fomapan 100 in D76, advice for beginner?

[Christopher D. Keth]

I got some sheets of 100 speed Fomapan to try out. I normally develop in D76. Does anyone have some starting points for times and dilutions for developing fomapan 100 in D76?

 

[Tom Hoskinson]

Check out the J&C Photo film developing information posted at:

http://www.jandcphoto.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=2

J&C recommends:

Foma 100 in Kodak D76 Undiluted develop for 7 minutes at 68 Degrees F

Foma 100 in Kodak D76 Diluted 1:1 develop for 10 minutes at 68 Degrees F


For detailed D76 processing instructions see: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j78/j78.jhtml#003a

 

[abeku]

My EI for the Fomapan 100 is set to 50 iso and I develop it in D-76 1+1 for 6 minutes at 20C. Continous agitation the first 30 seconds and then three agitations every half minute. This gives me excellent negatives (IMO) when shooting with FPAN100 135-film and 120-film.

 

[Neal]

Dear Christopher,

If you are indeed a beginner, I suggest exposing at box speed, bracketing and developing per the manufactuer's suggested times. Find the exposures that have densities you like to print and determine if those prints look good in the grade 2-3 range. If you need more contrast, a little more development and a little less exposure (bracket!) for your next roll. If you keep track of what you are doing, by roll 3 you will have consistent output.

As an illustrative experiment, purchase a couple of rolls of film with lots of available data. Expose and develop one at half the box speed (pull one stop) and the other at twice the box speed (push one stop). Print similar subjects from both on the same grade paper (or filter setting for VC paper) and compare them. Fooling around a bit like this can be great fun and very informative.

Neal Wydra