Tom Duffy
Member
I've developed some of my first rolls of Tmax 400 in Pyrocat HD. The negs look good, the prints less so.
My usual Bergger VCCB doesn't seem particullarly suited to tmax. I got better results from Ilford Warm tone multigrade but so far not as good as tri-x 320. Pictures lack good strong whites. If I up the contrast, I lose shadow detail. I developed for 10 min at 68F in a Jobo using pyrocat at 2:2:100.
Is there a paper that would be better with tmax? I'll also try a longer development time next week, I was a bit concerned about blowing out the highlights with tmax. Any suggestions?
My usual Bergger VCCB doesn't seem particullarly suited to tmax. I got better results from Ilford Warm tone multigrade but so far not as good as tri-x 320. Pictures lack good strong whites. If I up the contrast, I lose shadow detail. I developed for 10 min at 68F in a Jobo using pyrocat at 2:2:100.
Is there a paper that would be better with tmax? I'll also try a longer development time next week, I was a bit concerned about blowing out the highlights with tmax. Any suggestions?