Man, I have never seen so many developers in one place - and that includes my local photo stores! Looks like you’ve got a great inventory - ready for any film stock imaginable.
@@Patio.Utterson Oh yes I've seen the formula too, but I have yet to try it myself! The dev times are said to be the same as D-76 stock but I wonder about what character the images take!
Great informative video Alex. You use a lot of developers. I do not develop my film for a long period at home so I still keep the chemistry really limited. I use 510Pyro and Fomadon R09 as dev's. I never use a special stopbath so plain water at the temperature needed. I use the Patterson tank for 120mm film and the stearman press for 4x5. All inversions by hand. I always use fresh made developer so I allways use a syringe to measure exactly the amount needed. I only develop black and white film at home I rarely shoot that expensive colorfilm. I made one improvement on the changing bag. I made a frame of thin pvc tubing to put in my changing bag. That way the bag is like a box-like tent and does not touch my hands or film and gives enough free space to do the work. I'am interested in the B's processor. In the video you did mention of cutting the developing time 10%. Is that time the same as the approach with a rotary processor?
That’s a great idea to make a frame for your changing bag. What size pvc pipe did you use and did you make a square frame or do you bend the pvc pipe and put it under tension each time you assemble the bag?
Excellent video, Alex, except for the omission of stainless steel tanks and reels. People either love them or hate them. Just as people either love the plastic Patterson reels or they hate them.
Thanks! I have nothing against stainless steel, I just don’t use them and therefore don’t include. I try to speak on only what I know! Thanks for watching 🍻
I stay with HC110 and R09 for my developers. Measure with a syringe, one for each, and have fresh developer each time. I use cheap mesuring cups to hold the chemistry while developing. I do have one GOOD mesuring cup for the water that I mix the developer concentrate with.
Excellent video Alex! Why use only the small tank on the B's? I have this processor and use tanks all the way to the 5 reels Paterson tank. Try it out!! 😊
I also got a bottle of HR-Dev, and it's yellow before opening it. Have you seen differences in development with your bottle that seems to have some coloration?
