Hi everybody
I 'm looking for a comparison chart of developers all kind...
Does it exist ?? Can't find it.
Thx
I 'm looking for a comparison chart of developers all kind...
Does it exist ?? Can't find it.
Thx
That's pretty cool - love the comparison of the films and developers. The CMS20 result is amazing!!!Something like this...?
http://www.fotoimport.no/filmtest/fktmax.html
Wait! User-graphic mismatch!
That's a very subjective criteria!No not developing times but characteristics of different developers.
So the specific reult effect you get with one film developer.
Not a chart, but some iformation contained here. https://lavidaleica.com/content/choosing-bw-film-developer.Hi everybody
I 'm looking for a comparison chart of developers all kind...
Does it exist ?? Can't find it.
Thx
In my humble opinion, the problem is exists. And it’s not quite right to shrug it off due to the fact that “there is no ideal developer”. Unfortunately, practical sensitometry answers only some of the questions, that users usually care about (gamma, sensitivity, photo latitude, etc.), but I don't know any databases on criteria such as sharpness, grain size and distribution, permeability of different light wavelengths for different films. This is a large and costly work hardly for the individual initiative. Such a comparative study can only be done by a serious laboratory, with good funding.
Moreover, many of those photographers who are engaged in practical sensitometry do not publish at all the results of their research (measurement tables, curves).
That is why I made my own plotter and wanted to create a system for collecting results of sensitometric tests into one database on its basis. Unfortunately, this idea didn't arouse interest, so I left the project without continuing. (((
So for now, it remains to rely only on their own tests and impressions.
Not a chart, but some iformation contained here. https://lavidaleica.com/content/choosing-bw-film-developer.
Start with what you actually want from a developer and that narrows the field somewhat. Film choice, format and subject all have a bearing on what you need from a developer. Good luck. So far it has taken me 35 years of film developing to come back to the first developer I was recommended as a novice (Ilfosol). However, it has been a fun journey.
In that case, avoid solvent developers like D76 and use something like Rodinal 1+25 and a film like Agfapan APX400. That should get you somewhere near.Thank you so much. I will use this info.
My goal is to create a kind of 'coarse grain'. So i am looking for the combinations , Film type and developer for this goal.
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In that case, avoid solvent developers like D76 and use something like Rodinal 1+25 and a film like Agfapan APX400. That should get you somewhere near.
I recommend you read Phil Davis’s book “Beyond the Zone System”Thank you very much for this answer..
I do Not understand how to use this online plotter.
Thx for the link to the book.Beyond the Zone System
Beyond the Zone System is a great book on B/W film photography overall. It covers many areas. I can recommend it as a resource of B/W photography. However, if you are primarily interested in the qualities of developers and why one might be used in a specific situation I would recommend The Film Developing Cookbook by Bill Troop and Steve Anchell. It really gives the whys and whatfors of film developers.
Thank you so much. I will use this info.
My goal is to create a kind of 'coarse grain'. So i am looking for the combinations , Film type and developer for this goal.
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