Hi.
I'm just about to start developing my own black and white, I've done it before at school but never on my own, and our teacher was somewhat wasteful. I can't afford to be wasteful. My question goes out to people like torus34 and stingray and others who know a lot about doing black and white.( hi will, until now i've just been getting stingray to do my film for me ).
So i have some DD-X, and some delta 400. and some standard fixer.
now i've read several thingos on how to dilute, and many give different ratios etc. 1:3, 1:1 etc.
now, how will different dilutions effect develooping time, reusability of developing dilution, consistency of quality etc.
and what should i use bearing in mind i want to:
- always have a consistent quality to my delta, as i bulk roll, and should be getting every roll exactly the same except for what photos are on it of course.
- as much reusability of developer as possible while maintaining good results.
help guys? thanks.
I'm just about to start developing my own black and white, I've done it before at school but never on my own, and our teacher was somewhat wasteful. I can't afford to be wasteful. My question goes out to people like torus34 and stingray and others who know a lot about doing black and white.( hi will, until now i've just been getting stingray to do my film for me ).
So i have some DD-X, and some delta 400. and some standard fixer.
now i've read several thingos on how to dilute, and many give different ratios etc. 1:3, 1:1 etc.
now, how will different dilutions effect develooping time, reusability of developing dilution, consistency of quality etc.
and what should i use bearing in mind i want to:
- always have a consistent quality to my delta, as i bulk roll, and should be getting every roll exactly the same except for what photos are on it of course.
- as much reusability of developer as possible while maintaining good results.
help guys? thanks.