Processing at Home - Developing B&W Film 

Thanks! Failure is always a good learning tool. I think I now have the LTL tamed and should be able to get a decent roll out of it soon!

So true! Thanks for watching! 🍻

Thanks Aly!!

Wow! I don’t think I could take film out of the tank that early! I usually give all my film 6 minutes at a slow constant rotation. I should make a new how I develop film at home in 2023 video! Thanks for watching 🍻

@@AlexLuyckxPhoto Yep, it’s quite safe to examine the film whilst it’s still a cloudy colour, and clearing. I’ve been doing this for over 50 years !

Cheers!

Yeah, Mat gave me the glove trick and saved my bacon!

No need to apologize! We were all novices once and had these questions! Now to the answer, yes you can use a larger tank and only put one reel in, but make sure to put enough reels on top to keep the reel in place. Especially for the larger tanks. I have two tanks, one will do 2 rolls of 35mm film or 1 medium format at a time, I can usually get away with doing a single roll of 35mm without issue. I also have a larger tank that does 3 35mm or 2 medium format rolls, that one I would put extra reels in. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

I use the massive dev chart app! Thanks for watching 🍻

The fixer I save and dispose through my regional hazardous waste centre. My developer is dilute enough to safely send down the drain. If you’re on a septic tank this is not advisable.

Yes you can use a vinegar and water mix, just mix at a 1+1 up to 1+3 ratio. Yup dishsoap works in a pinch, I’ve used it before.

Vinegar in water will work as a stop bath,i.e., it will stop development. use pure "white" vinegar, not stuff made for salad dressing. Water alone is not a stop bath and will not stop development, just slow it down a bit. There are two considerations here. (1) if you have a long development time, say 10+ minutes, water or stop bath makes little difference as a failure to truly stop will not materially extend development, which will stop cold when the fixer hits. If your development time is 5 minutes, then a 1 minute water bath will add 20% to your development time - a significant error. (2) A stop bath will protect your fixer from developer contamination and extend its useful life; a water bath will not. Photoflo breaks water surface tension allowing it to flow off the film. So does detergent. The trick is to use the least amount possible to avoid leaving any scum on the film. I'd recommend use of Photoflo because it has no perfume and other nonsense in it like detergent. Use half the Kodak recommended amount to dilute for working solution Photoflo - it goes twice as far , works as well, and will not leave anything on the film. Used properly, you might use up two bottle of the stuff over a lifetime.

Yeah, I left in my sense of pure disappointment just for that sake! 🤣

Yup! Keeps you humble! Thanks for watching 🍻

Yup! I do plan on making a new/improved version with better audio! Thankfully I have a far better micophone and camera(s)!

Agreed! This is still an early one, I have since updated my audio equipment and better job at mixing! Thanks for the feedback!