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Pyrocat HD, TMY-2, Minimal Agitation development start times

hjb

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Y'all:

Has anyone tried this before (medium format, 60s then 10s every 3 minutes) with TMY-2 new and has start times? It seems like the factor of 50% for minimal agitation that the Formulary data sheet mentions is awfully long e.g. with Neopan 400 my development time is about 14 minutes at 70F - I cannot derive this number from any of the entries for regular agitation in the massive dev chart (read it in one of Sandy's posts and it worked great for me).

Thanks
HJB
 
I am using 1:1:200 for 60min, agitation only at the beginning and once at 30m. Everything comes out beautiful.

Hope it helps

Gary
 
15 to 16 minutes at 68 degrees. Very easy to scan.

Alan
 
I do 3 stands of 7 minutes apiece with 10 seconds of gentle agitation in between. Agitate vigorously for the 1st minute. This is for a normal negative. Dilution: 1.5:1:175 @ 70°F. Bear in mind that I contact print onto silver chloride paper. I also rate my TMY at 200.
 
hjb said:
How do you agitate ?

HJ
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Sandy's minimal agitation method, which is (I believe) for the first minute, then about five inversions at the 4, 8, and 12 minute marks.

alan
 
ahbrown73 said:
Sandy's minimal agitation method, which is (I believe) for the first minute, then about five inversions at the 4, 8, and 12 minute marks.

alan
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Thanks Alan, that seems about right because with 15 minutes and 10s agitation every minute I get negs that look just a little to dense. I will try your times with the next roll and go from there. I was just really confused about the +50% number in the formulary data sheet.

HJ
 
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