I prefer moderate development times, with the same advantage to some extent, but with the additional advantage of spending less time shaking a tank, not touching my face, watching a stopwatch.What's your hurry? Why rush development? I use PMK for Shanghai GP3, somewhere around 10 minutes(my notebook is packed away along with my entire darkroom). I prefer longish developing times, timing is less critical, less chance of uneven development.
Dektol is very strong and 3:1 is a very strong solution of it. TMX can come out too thick from 3:00 in 3:1 Dektol.I use this film in sheet sizes. I haven't noticed excessive development times. I would if it were 3 min, though! That's crazy short!
+1, everything below 7’ is risky for all kinds of errors which can hardly be known afterwards. 10’ is a nice time I think, but a little warmer can get you to 7’What's your hurry? Why rush development? I use PMK for Shanghai GP3, somewhere around 10 minutes(my notebook is packed away along with my entire darkroom). I prefer longish developing times, timing is less critical, less chance of uneven development.
So why even bother with film? If you merely only enjoy shooting use a digisnapper and skip processing altogether. Development is an important step in the total experience, and shouldn't be viewed as a "necessary evil", short cutting this step results in less than satisfying outcomes. Dektol(D-72) is a paper developer that, decades ago, newspapers used in the press rooms to rush photos to meet deadlines, they didn't give one thought to long scale tonal separations..I prefer moderate development times, with the same advantage to some extent, but with the additional advantage of spending less time shaking a tank, not touching my face, watching a stopwatch.
Developing is not relaxing to me— I develop so I can shoot, not vice versa.
Dektol is very strong and 3:1 is a very strong solution of it. TMX can come out too thick from 3:00 in 3:1 Dektol.
Dektol suits my style of photography—it’s a touch contrasty and rather grainy. With Fomapan 100 or 200 it gives a very mid-century tabloid or magazine feel—oddly candid and trashy. I love it.I used to use Dektol at higher dilution to make unsharp masks. Can't remember the actual dilution but it was about 1+5. Time was 2:00. I never considered using Dektol to develop film to completion though although my students do use Ilford MG at 1+60 with great results... All for the sake of economy!
Because I like the feel and look of film and frankly I find suggestions like this a little irritating. Clearly I’m pretty devoted to film if I’m still going to the expensive of doing it.So why even bother with film? If you merely only enjoy shooting use a digisnapper and skip processing altogether. Development is an important step in the total experience, and shouldn't be viewed as a "necessary evil", short cutting this step results in less than satisfying outcomes. Dektol(D-72) is a paper developer that, decades ago, newspapers used in the press rooms to rush photos to meet deadlines, they didn't give one thought to long scale tonal separations..
Dektol suits my style of photography—it’s a touch contrasty and rather grainy. With Fomapan 100 or 200 it gives a very mid-century tabloid or magazine feel—oddly candid and trashy. I love it.
Yeah, there’s some on here. Most of the B/W I’ve posted is Dektol on Foma 200.That's great to hear! Do you have some of your work posted so I can have a look? Thanks!
Shanghai GP3 400 220 develops with normal times using DF96 monobath.
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