PilafDM
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Good day, everyone!
I was getting a little crazy and wound up shooting these two rolls:
I'm currently only able to access a darkroom which stocks some Arista academic-grade developer, which I _think_ behaves like D-76.
People talk about pushing the Ortho as far as 100 in some developers (to which I've no access). For D-76 at 25, 6 minutes at 20C appears to be recommended on the Massive Dev Chart.
The Blackbird, though -- I've heard nothing except pulling, not pushing. Developing it at 100 in D-76 is listed at 10 minutes at 20C on the Massive Dev Chart.
Now, the Massive Dev Chart also recommends multiplying development times by 4.5 (!!) if using a plain ol' developer when pushing about three stops like I am.
Since I can't find any information to the contrary, am I to assume:
Those times sound awfully long. I suppose my thoughts are:
Any help appreciated!
I was getting a little crazy and wound up shooting these two rolls:
- Rollei Ortho ISO25 (shot at ISO75), and
- Rollei Blackbird ISO100 (shot at ISO 450).
I'm currently only able to access a darkroom which stocks some Arista academic-grade developer, which I _think_ behaves like D-76.
People talk about pushing the Ortho as far as 100 in some developers (to which I've no access). For D-76 at 25, 6 minutes at 20C appears to be recommended on the Massive Dev Chart.
The Blackbird, though -- I've heard nothing except pulling, not pushing. Developing it at 100 in D-76 is listed at 10 minutes at 20C on the Massive Dev Chart.
Now, the Massive Dev Chart also recommends multiplying development times by 4.5 (!!) if using a plain ol' developer when pushing about three stops like I am.
Since I can't find any information to the contrary, am I to assume:
- Ortho: 6 minutes * 4.5 = 27 minutes (?!)
- Blackbird: 10 minutes * 4.5 = 45 minutes (?!)
Those times sound awfully long. I suppose my thoughts are:
- Has anyone ever similarly pushed either of these films and have some times for me?
- Should I go ahead and use the recommended push multipliers and develop that long?
- Is it better to risk over-processing than under-processing? (Can film be cooked too long?)
- Should I attempt maybe a different water temp or agitation regimen?
Any help appreciated!