hello there
i am new to the forum so i hope my thread is in the right place ;-)
i set up my darkroom for the first time. i prepared my chemicals and tried to make my first prints.
the thing is, that i get very small exposure time. i did my test print and the exposure i can get is 5sec, using the smallest apperture available on the lens (f/16) and a number 3 (out of 5) contrast filter.
is this supposed to be normal? (the negative is developed before on a lab and it looks correctly exposed).
does it have to do with the developer?
i use PQ universal. it says 1+9 for 5 litres, so i mixed 50ml of the condensed solution to prepare 500ml of working solution.
this seems right, isnt it?
maybe i mixed the developer wrong and created a very strong solution?
does the solution affect the exposure time needed or is irrelevant?
i am not really sure about the temperature since i tried to adjust room temp at 20 oC and work. you think a temperature mistake can cause the issue?
pelase let me know what you think and/or send me a link if a similar thread has been opened before.
thanx in advance
i am new to the forum so i hope my thread is in the right place ;-)
i set up my darkroom for the first time. i prepared my chemicals and tried to make my first prints.
the thing is, that i get very small exposure time. i did my test print and the exposure i can get is 5sec, using the smallest apperture available on the lens (f/16) and a number 3 (out of 5) contrast filter.
is this supposed to be normal? (the negative is developed before on a lab and it looks correctly exposed).
does it have to do with the developer?
i use PQ universal. it says 1+9 for 5 litres, so i mixed 50ml of the condensed solution to prepare 500ml of working solution.
this seems right, isnt it?
maybe i mixed the developer wrong and created a very strong solution?
does the solution affect the exposure time needed or is irrelevant?
i am not really sure about the temperature since i tried to adjust room temp at 20 oC and work. you think a temperature mistake can cause the issue?
pelase let me know what you think and/or send me a link if a similar thread has been opened before.
thanx in advance