Dave Colangelo
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So Im getting into the darkroom and trying to figure it all out on my own (the internet has been a great tool).
After realizing it was silly to attempt to print with rodinol...
I was doing some printing last night, here was the setup
- Ilford Multigrade Dev - 1+19 Dilution - Mixed up 600ML - 60 second Dev time (it was hot in the dark room)
- Ilford Stop Bath
- Ilford Rapid Fixer
- Ilford multi-grade RC Pearl paper - 8x10 in 8x10 trays
The test prints went along quite nicely, ended up needing to do 2 to figure out the timing. Third print at the proper exposure was spot on. However the fourth print seemed a bit lighter. Every thing else was held constant, was I running out of developer?
Is there any rule of thumb, hard numbers, (soft numbers) lose estimations or data on how many prints you can get per volume of developer?
After realizing it was silly to attempt to print with rodinol...
I was doing some printing last night, here was the setup
- Ilford Multigrade Dev - 1+19 Dilution - Mixed up 600ML - 60 second Dev time (it was hot in the dark room)
- Ilford Stop Bath
- Ilford Rapid Fixer
- Ilford multi-grade RC Pearl paper - 8x10 in 8x10 trays
The test prints went along quite nicely, ended up needing to do 2 to figure out the timing. Third print at the proper exposure was spot on. However the fourth print seemed a bit lighter. Every thing else was held constant, was I running out of developer?
Is there any rule of thumb, hard numbers, (soft numbers) lose estimations or data on how many prints you can get per volume of developer?