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T MAX 100 Developing

janrzm

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I've just loaded my first roll of Kodak T MAX 100 in to the camera. I use Ilford chemicals, ID-11, Ilfostop, Rapid Fixer, I've just started to look at developing and fixing times online, I'd really welcome comments from anyone else thats used this combination of film and chemicals.

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Jason
 

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Just go for it, i had that bug before, but once i started i never look back, i lost few rolls because of mistakes [wrong loading, not exposing the roll], but the development was always or mostly spot on, if there is a problem it is mostly me, follow that sheet Ian linked to and give it a try, Ilfostop and fixer are not a big deal, just let us know what you will get.

Good luck

Tareq
 

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Yep, following Ilford's instructions is very reliable and provides great results.
 

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Establish good consistent habits now and you'll find they will become automatic once you have your processes down.

TMAX films can build contrast quickly so it's a good idea to be precise with your times and temperature that gives you the negs you want.
 

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Go for it.

I'd use the published time for development stage as a starting point. If you have to error, error on shorter side than longer.

Time for stop and fix aren't critical. 30 seconds stop and 5 minutes fix is sufficient.
 

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Be sure you have a good thermometer -- the change in contrast with developing time/temperature is steeper with TMAX than any other films.
 

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I used to do two bath fix on Tmax as well, but I stopped after awhile. Seems like it didnt need it, but what it did need was extra washing to get the dye out.
 

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The advantage of 2 fixing baths is that often when using a single bath that single bath becomes silver saturated and does not fix properly. Leaving you not knowing at what point that fixer became exhausted and if the film has been fixed sufficiently. So I always use two baths and test the first bath while the film is in the second bath, when I discover it's exhausted, I simply extend the fix time of the second bath by a minute.
 
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