Lo-ballin' w/Arista fFilm Dev

[chip j]

Use one time (7 min) for 50-125 iso films and one time (8 min) for 400 iso films. Incl T-max films. !:9 @68 degrees. Any idea what results I can expect from such a cheap, easy developer?? I shoot a variety of films from my freezer, but only shoot about 12 rolls/yr in my old age (I'm still playing catch-up to 50+ yrs of negs), and the convenience is appealing. Thanks

 

[Neal]

Hi Chip,

The developer is fine but it doesn't seem all that difficult to use a different time for different films, particularly for only 12 rolls per year. In any case, your plan will probably work.

Good luck,

Neal Wydra

 

[darkroommike]

Try it with Kentmere 400 or any of it's aliases and get back to us. In my experience KM 400 wants about 35% more time in most developers than other 400 speed films. I'll even send you a roll from my bulk loader.

 

[chip j]

Thanks for the offer, Mike, but I only trust film bulk loaded into Nikon cassettes ( I have 12 for my F).

 

[Svenedin]

With 12 films a year the issue is going to be whether the stock developer keeps that long once opened.

 

[chip j]

I develop them all @ the end of the summer.