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Old 20th October 2008, 06:53 PM
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Glad you downrated the film, but what was your development time in relation to the recommended dev time? It's a fact that using rated ISO figures and recommended dev. times [B]will[B] result in overexposed and overdeveloped negs. Using standard developers you really need to downrate your film by as much as 30% to 50% and reduce dev times by a similar amount.
The proper route is to test to determine your own personal film speed and dev. times. (Shout if you don't know how) These will vary from person to person and even camera to camera of the same make!
As to pre-soak I do, because I don't like the anti-halation dye in my dev, I don't want pinholes, and I believe pre-soaking gives more even development. However, it's a personal thing, and many people choose not to, and probably with no ill-effects.
Peter
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