How I develop black and white film after 5 years of developing

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This video is an overview of my developing process that doesn't focus on an exact step by step overview, but in stead shows a few tricks that are good to watch out for when developing black and white film.
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@MineCedi 2 года назад

11:00 : My Paterson washer works with my modern Jobo tank (black tube, red cap), but not with my old ones (white, beige caps) :)

@MineCedi 2 года назад

And for 13:20 : I can recommend looking on ebay. I found a similar device, same principle (fan and dust filter on top, a heating coil beneath and plastic curtains around the device/film) a year ago for 40 or 50 Euros instead of >600. I think mine is called "Dukadry" iirc

@doyoudevelop 2 года назад

Ah, fantastic! Thanks for sharing this!

@Desert_Night_Owl Месяц назад

Important to note: if doing at home, you need an adapter for your sink that allows a force washer to hook onto the faucet tip.

@Jack_Warner Год назад

Nice darkroom you have there. I started developing film in 1975. I used something called Johnsons Universal Developer. I've now graduated to 510 Pyro and plain Hypo to fix. The results are the best I've ever done. I use a Mamiya C330 with a selection of lenses. This is a superb medium format camera with exceptional lenses.

@doyoudevelop 2 года назад

Apologies for the 4k version -- it's still processing. Hang tight!

@8bit_cat72 8 месяцев назад

5 years is a long time to develop photos, even stand development takes mere hours.

@doyoudevelop 8 месяцев назад

You get great tones though.

@8bit_cat72 8 месяцев назад

@@doyoudevelop Can't argue with great tones.

@I-SelfLordAndMaster 26 дней назад

You’re not supposed to be here are you? Serious people gravitate here.

@AI-Hallucination 13 дней назад

Ffs bro what you using soil

@baladino Год назад

Jahan , thank you for sharing your technique.

@dirtywater5336 Год назад

When I rewind my film, I stop when I hear the film lead pop off the reel in the camera. Like you said in the video, this part of the film is already exposed to light so it won't hurt to open the film door at this point. Doing it this way also means I don't need to retrieve it or fiddle around prying open the canister in the changing bag. But loading the lead onto the reel before putting it into the changing the bag makes even more sense and would save me even more time. I should try that next time

@GaGaBisii 2 года назад

Very interesting - thanks for the walk-through, answered a lot of my questions

@doyoudevelop 2 года назад

Thank you so much!

@nelsono4315 9 месяцев назад

very informative video. Thank you!

@lukasmeixner6328 2 года назад

Thanks Jahan! Always nice to learn something new! I have to improve my drying process...

@doyoudevelop 2 года назад

Happy to help buddy! :)

@richardsimms251 Год назад

Very very well done Thank you. RS. Canada

@Desert_Night_Owl Месяц назад

Here's a big savings for bulk film: Eastman XX in 400'. Downsides are it may not be available everywhere, and it won't fit in a 100' bulk loader. Still waiting to try bulk loading myself !

@doyoudevelop Месяц назад

Yes! I think Atlanta Film Co sells some of that, if not at least it's similar as it's ISO 250/200.

@Desert_Night_Owl Месяц назад

@@doyoudevelop sells the 400' roll though? I say that specifically because your savings end up being under $5 a 36exp roll, despite what the initial cost of the giant roll is.

@ralphstark9961 Год назад

I have Jobo Mistral 3 and while it is expensive has cut down amount of dust spotting I need to do tremendously and I feel it is totally worth the money.

@doyoudevelop Год назад

Absolutely, that's a great investment!

@datfly3034 Год назад

This is great. I believe that a stop bath also limits contamination of the fixer with developer, extending its life.

@doyoudevelop 11 месяцев назад

Yes!

@gavinjenkins899 3 месяца назад

If you don't re-use it (white vinegar 1:4 or less is totally fine and much cheaper), you can sacrifice your stop every time to neutralize your developer to dispose of it without corroding any piping.

@chrislewtas 2 года назад

Hi, thanks for this. It's a great resource. One quick question, what gloves are you using?

@doyoudevelop 2 года назад

Thank you for tuning in! Powder free nitrile gloves.

@chrislewtas 2 года назад

@@doyoudevelop Brilliant! Thanks for letting me know.

@cescpfont3807 2 года назад

Thanks so much for leting us know your dev workflow. I am mostly shooting hp5 and trix because I mainly shoot indoors, would it be DDX still the developper to use? I am using HC110 dil B mostly but I would love to know if DDX it's your to-go Dev or any advices will be great!

@doyoudevelop 2 года назад

Excellent choice of films! HC-110 is great! DD-X might give you slightly finer grain and perhaps a better overall tonality with HP5, but that's about it. Give it a go if you want, but with HC-110 you also can't go wrong :)

@cescpfont3807 2 года назад

@@doyoudevelop Thanks for your time! Yep I don't mind grain in my pics, actually that's something I like about them. Can't wait to see your darkroom tips! After 7 years shooting film, I am willing to print my negs in darkroom, and leave the scan process. Take care!

@doyoudevelop 2 года назад

Nice! Yeah, you could try Rodinal perhaps? That'll give you even more grain and very sharp images. Not too great for pushing though .. Yes, darkroom printing is something magical. I'm looking forward to working on that video!

@b6983832 Год назад

@@doyoudevelop For black & white, I personally like the look I get from Foma films (Fomapan 200 and 400) and HP5. Tri-X is also fine, but it is very expensive in Europe. Not worth paying almost the double price compared to Ilford. Not super fine grain films such as Ilford Delta or TMAX. I mostly use Rodinal or HC-110, occasionally also D-76/I-11, diluted 1:1. I don´t like super fine, almost invisible grain in my work. For color (RA-4 in darkroom, or slides) this is different. Grainy color does not look fine in my opinion, but as you said, color is a different story as everything is standardized.

@mynewcolour Год назад

Yeah, there is definitely a knack to the kaiser retriever - they really should give better instructions on how to use it. It does work though.

@doyoudevelop Год назад

Yeah, I have like a 30-40% success rate with them. The other ones are like 90% ..

@tomasnovotny4108 Год назад

The sink is pretty cool. What brand is it?

@doyoudevelop Год назад

It is! Not sure about the brand actually

@bobbysingh5167 3 месяца назад

I don’t understand how you avoid using a bag or loading in a darkroom. Can you please show or describe this process?

@doyoudevelop 3 месяца назад

Oh that's not possible, maybe that wasn't clear. With the lights turned on I pre-load the first few centimetres of film onto the reel and then turn off the lights. This just means the loading process is easier because I don't have to fiddle around in darkness trying to get the film onto the reel.

@domenicming9551 3 месяца назад

what happens if you don't fix tx for 7 min?

@doyoudevelop 3 месяца назад

Nothing horrible, but i've had better negative quality after a longer fix. Also less curling. This isn't 100% proven though, just my personal experience :)

@domenicming9551 3 месяца назад

@@doyoudevelop I see, and what does 'quality' mean in this scenario? also you're speaking on all fixers or only acid rapid fixers?

@doyoudevelop 3 месяца назад

@@domenicming9551 They just look better compared to when I was just starting out, no curl, good dye removal, nice dry ..

@nickfanzo Год назад

Shoot ilford film if you’re worried about price

@doyoudevelop Год назад

Actually the Ilford Pan 100 and Pan 400 emulsions are lovely and also cheaper than FP4 and HP5. Not the Kentmere ones btw, but just Pan 100/400. I don't think they are available everywhere though.

@alphascorpii185 2 месяца назад

Five years ? It's a bit long, I usually develop for 5 to 12 or 20 minutes, one hour for stand development, but I never tried 5 years... 🙂

@RobertLeeAtYT Год назад

hmmmm… Nobody uses stainless steel reel and tanks anymore

@mynewcolour Год назад

I do for a single roll, they use very little volume of chemicals. I prefer Patterson tanks. I don’t like the steel spirals, they are relatively fiddly when mint and infuriating/useless if then they get bent.

@RobertLeeAtYT Год назад

@@mynewcolour I've never tried Patterson tanks. Must be good though as that seems to be the go to now. I bought my SS 135 and 120 tanks decades ago. Still works great.

@doyoudevelop Год назад

I'd love to use them! Thing is, where I live, I haven't been able to get my hands on any. And once you find something that works (the paterson), it's often risky to mix things up. But out of curiousity, i'd love to try some.