Support our Sponsors, they keep FADU free: AG Photographic The Imaging Warehouse Process Supplies RH Designs Second-hand Darkroom Supplies |
> cheaper chemicals |
*** Click here for the FADU 2015/2014 Yearbooks *** |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
A container of Ilford wetting agent costs relatively little and at a ratio of 1ml wetting agent to 200ml of water means that a bottle last virtually forever. I'd buy proprietary wetting agent if it were me Mike |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Richard
__________________
jerseyinblackandwhite.blogspot.com |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Rodinol stand development works for some negatives but not for all, I would not reccomend it until you have more experiance, and for the gritty type of prints you are talking about it would not work, I have tried it and I find it gives slightly soft negatives, It works for Summer type shots,I have used Rodinal for many years now and I suggest sticking to 1/50, that is. 10 ml of Rodinal to 490ml of water, your Rodinal will go a long way, and remember Rodinal keeps forever, I have developed a film from Rodinal in a glass bottle, it must have been over 20 years old. it was as black as night and almost treacle like, but the film was perfect, agitate it for the first minute then for 5 seconds every 30, Yes use water for stop, fix and you can quite happily use a drop of washing up liqued as a wetting agent, with no ill effect, I will probably be accused of heresay for saying this., but I have done so for 30 years or more and my negatives from that time are yet to show any ill effects, It was a suggested method many years ago, but if you DO decide to try stand development then do some looking as there are many diffrent methods, such as stand, for some films, semi stand for others, I prefer to use the normal method, less chance of dissapointment with the final result Richard
__________________
jerseyinblackandwhite.blogspot.com |
#14
|
||||
|
||||
You can reduce your costs even more if you actually buy chemicals to make your own developer rather than buying ready made products simply because they are cheaper than some other products.
This way you can make up better developers than the ones sold generally and still save money. richardw |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Jimmy, you do right in simplifying procedures. I think many here (including me) would advise that stop is just superfluous since 3 rapid rinses with tap water will do the same!
And as to wetting agent: I stopped using it a long time ago because it makes foam. And when you get back a couple days later the dev tank will still make foam. Instead, I buy de-ionized (distilled) water at the supermarket, (1.5€ for 5liters) and use this for the final twenty inversions of Ilford's rinsing procedure. peter |
#16
|
||||
|
||||
Hi Jimmy,
De-ionized water also works for me in the final rinse plus I use it to mix my D76. A bit of a win win for me. Ian
__________________
Learn to live, live to learn |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
I find that if I don't use a drop or two of wetting agent,that is Washing up liqued I get drying marks with 120, No problems with foam, I just add a drop or two to the final rinse, pour it in, and pour it out, give the reel with the film in a shake and hang film to dry,
Richard
__________________
jerseyinblackandwhite.blogspot.com |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Peter makes an excellent point about wetting agent and tanks. I'd use the wetting agent for the final rinse but in a separate container. Wetting agent can contaminate reels and tanks so it is quicker and easier to pull the film from the reel and then dunk the film into a separate container of agent than to pour it into the tank and then have to scrub the tank and reel clean.
Mike |
#19
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
MartyNL “Reaching a creative state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for inspiration.” - Minor White, 1950 |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Richard
__________________
jerseyinblackandwhite.blogspot.com |
Support our Sponsors, they keep FADU free: AG Photographic The Imaging Warehouse Process Supplies RH Designs Second-hand Darkroom Supplies |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
RA4 Chemicals | John King | Darkroom | 1 | 5th March 2013 02:46 AM |
Analogue photography has never been cheaper | Argentum | Photography in general | 13 | 25th September 2012 12:45 AM |
chemicals | tonytrot | Darkroom | 4 | 31st July 2011 07:44 PM |
B+W Chemicals??? | Markuk | Photography in general | 28 | 1st April 2011 06:21 AM |
Raw chemicals. | vanannan | Auctions of Interest | 1 | 11th January 2011 08:40 PM |