AJRoss47
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Hello all.
So a friend of mine who is also an analog user who LOVES film and I were talking the other day because he sent me a link for this newfangled superfluous gadget that's supposed to be much like a Jobo on the go.
You put the film in and somehow it's winds it, spools it, cuts it, then you just add in the developer, turn the crank, pull a plug to drain it, do the rinse and fixer, yada yada... I think it's dumb because there's been times I took my darkbag, dark tank, chems and water on a trip with me to process the film immediately after shooting. But after testing the temps (109F nope!) I was like "well... I guess I didn't think through the temperature and the dust. I'll just go home and do it".
Anyhow my friend and I were talking and I'm out of film and out of money and he's got about 23 rolls he's shot at shoots in the last 2 weeks but not much way to process them. So I asked when he was coming into town next and he said friday, I said "I've got some spare stock chemistry that should still be good plus what I've got mixed up in the cupboard that was good last time I used it (Thanksgiving). I've got everything you need to process and you've got a way to scan it. Why don't you swing by when you're in town and you can hold on to this gear until I'm back on my feet and able to afford film. You'll have more use for it than I do, the only think I have in the freezer is shot C-41 where,my chems are bad and I can't find the stock solutions... Which are probably had already. I've got E-6 film and new chems, but no batteries for my camera... Why don't you borrow it and take care of business for a couple months" so he was like "awesome! That would be great!"
So I dug around in the freezer and had 2 last rolls of BW I had shot but not processed. So this morning,when I got off work I pith them,on the tank and processed them. 1 roll of Delta 400 Pro shot at 160 (7 minutes in ID-11) and the other was Kentmere 100 shot at 200 (9 minutes in ID-11). Not knowing the condition of my chemistry I prebathed for 5 minutes, developed for 10 and did a quick water rinse followed by stop bath (vinegar water) for 3 minutes, 2 more rinsed and then fixed for 10:30 because the last time I did a tab test on my fixer it came out to 2.4 minutes so 7 minutes fixing time... Throw in a couple just in case. Washed for 6 minutes and did a hype clear (1 drop of dish soap to a quart of 70F water) for 2 minutes, then squeegee'd and him up.
I wash my tank and reels with hot water, dish soap and thoroughly rinse to avoid caking, calcifying, corrosion and contamination, store the chemicals in full (32oz Bud Light) sealed Amber glass bottles in a cupboard that stays dark and about 65-70 Degrees all the time and I use a separate dump container (1qt paint mixing/measuring tub) and funnel for each separate chemical to prevent cross contamination. I also wash these out after every use with soap and got water as well.
Surprisingly I good good results. Too bad I wasn't able to test the microphen. I was going to but realized that the K-100 calls for 8.5 minutes in microphen while the Delta 400Pro calls for 5. At that point I realized they're both in the same tank, in the dark, I can't tell which is which, I need to use a developer with a closer time/temp combo.
Anyway, all chems were mixed 1-11-2015. And obviously have lasted about a year or more longer than the marriage of the friends who's wedding photos was the reason that I bought them.lol
Pix related. Also surprisingly, the cheap K-100 turned,out better than the Delta 400Pro. The delta looks under processed slightly even though it had 2 minutes less of a recommended time.
So what's the oldest chemistry you've ever used with significant success?
This was ID-11 Stock with Kodafix (powder) stock film and paper
So a friend of mine who is also an analog user who LOVES film and I were talking the other day because he sent me a link for this newfangled superfluous gadget that's supposed to be much like a Jobo on the go.
You put the film in and somehow it's winds it, spools it, cuts it, then you just add in the developer, turn the crank, pull a plug to drain it, do the rinse and fixer, yada yada... I think it's dumb because there's been times I took my darkbag, dark tank, chems and water on a trip with me to process the film immediately after shooting. But after testing the temps (109F nope!) I was like "well... I guess I didn't think through the temperature and the dust. I'll just go home and do it".
Anyhow my friend and I were talking and I'm out of film and out of money and he's got about 23 rolls he's shot at shoots in the last 2 weeks but not much way to process them. So I asked when he was coming into town next and he said friday, I said "I've got some spare stock chemistry that should still be good plus what I've got mixed up in the cupboard that was good last time I used it (Thanksgiving). I've got everything you need to process and you've got a way to scan it. Why don't you swing by when you're in town and you can hold on to this gear until I'm back on my feet and able to afford film. You'll have more use for it than I do, the only think I have in the freezer is shot C-41 where,my chems are bad and I can't find the stock solutions... Which are probably had already. I've got E-6 film and new chems, but no batteries for my camera... Why don't you borrow it and take care of business for a couple months" so he was like "awesome! That would be great!"
So I dug around in the freezer and had 2 last rolls of BW I had shot but not processed. So this morning,when I got off work I pith them,on the tank and processed them. 1 roll of Delta 400 Pro shot at 160 (7 minutes in ID-11) and the other was Kentmere 100 shot at 200 (9 minutes in ID-11). Not knowing the condition of my chemistry I prebathed for 5 minutes, developed for 10 and did a quick water rinse followed by stop bath (vinegar water) for 3 minutes, 2 more rinsed and then fixed for 10:30 because the last time I did a tab test on my fixer it came out to 2.4 minutes so 7 minutes fixing time... Throw in a couple just in case. Washed for 6 minutes and did a hype clear (1 drop of dish soap to a quart of 70F water) for 2 minutes, then squeegee'd and him up.
I wash my tank and reels with hot water, dish soap and thoroughly rinse to avoid caking, calcifying, corrosion and contamination, store the chemicals in full (32oz Bud Light) sealed Amber glass bottles in a cupboard that stays dark and about 65-70 Degrees all the time and I use a separate dump container (1qt paint mixing/measuring tub) and funnel for each separate chemical to prevent cross contamination. I also wash these out after every use with soap and got water as well.
Surprisingly I good good results. Too bad I wasn't able to test the microphen. I was going to but realized that the K-100 calls for 8.5 minutes in microphen while the Delta 400Pro calls for 5. At that point I realized they're both in the same tank, in the dark, I can't tell which is which, I need to use a developer with a closer time/temp combo.
Anyway, all chems were mixed 1-11-2015. And obviously have lasted about a year or more longer than the marriage of the friends who's wedding photos was the reason that I bought them.lol
Pix related. Also surprisingly, the cheap K-100 turned,out better than the Delta 400Pro. The delta looks under processed slightly even though it had 2 minutes less of a recommended time.
So what's the oldest chemistry you've ever used with significant success?
This was ID-11 Stock with Kodafix (powder) stock film and paper