Tmax P3200 and RS developer questions

[Puma]

I had a situation where I had to shoot some P3200 and need to develop it in TMAX RS. In the data sheet it does not say at what dilution I should process it for?

What time and temperature have gotten you good results with this combination? I usually get great results with the published kodak times with tmax 400 but p3200 is pushed so I'm not sure. I shot this roll in high contrast stage lighting.

Thank you,

Puma

 

[Puma]

I looked it up on the massive development chart and it said "stock". Does that mean I don't dilute my developer with any water at all? That sounds very expensive!

 

[MattKing]

The Kodak times for this combination are based on diluting the stock solution (adding A + B) to a working solution using a 1 +4 (stock + water) standard dilution.

You can find the development time recommendations on page 21 of F4016:

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/f4016/f4016.pdf.

That dilution is the basis of the recommended replenishment regime for T-Max RS.

I might guess that the reference to "stock" in the massive development chart is a reference to that dilution.

There appears to be quite a few people, including John Sexton, who prefer to use T-Max RS one-shot at a 1 + 9 dilution.

 

[chriscrawfordphoto]

Tmax RS is diluted to make a one gallon stock solution when you first buy it..you have to do the whole bottle at once because its sold as a two-part chemical and you cannot measure the second part because it comes in a foil pack. So the 'stock' the dev. chart refers to is the diluted solution.