Processing at Home - Developing B&W Film
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- In today's video, I'll walk you through how I process my own black & white home using a roll of Kosmo Foto Mono 100 in Ilford Ilfotec HC using the Patterson system.
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Great reveal in the end. Cool that you shared. Yep. Film keeps us humble.
So true! Thanks for watching! 🍻
Hats off for having the humility to show the reveal and some outtakes! I've got some good tips, cheers!
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!
Love the ending!
I will definitely remember the glove thing for summer. I have issues with humidity and sweat.
I need to try the glove thing when loading my reels in the dark bag - good tip. I had a blank roll from a camera malfunction in the spring. Bummer when you pull rolls like that out of the tank...
Yeah, Mat gave me the glove trick and saved my bacon!
Very informative Alex. I learned several things.
Thanks Aly!!
With the fixer I’ve always fixed for 1.5 minutes, and then examined the film. Then I give it twice the clearing time. With most films it’s usually around 4 minutes, but Tmax films can take up to 7 minutes.
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 !
Ha! Just this weekend I had a similar roll from my Dad's IKON Contina - complete user error. But the images I did get were worthy, sharp and contrasty.
Thanks Alex-
Cheers!
I apologize for the super novice questions but is it OK to use a developer tank that is too big for the number of rolls of film that you are developing? I can foresee wanting to have a medium sized Paterson tank and then possibly only developing one roll of film in it. Is it necessary to put empty spools in the tank to occupy the empty height within the tank? Thank you for posting.
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!
Hi Alex:
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences in the development of photographic film.
It has caught my attention that you use your mobile to be able to adjust to the development times, and that you do it with an application. Could you tell me which app it is?
Greetings and thanks.
I use the massive dev chart app! Thanks for watching 🍻
Great video!! But what do you do with the chemicals after you're done??
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.
Lol it feels like watching a movie and the main character dies at the end!
Yeah, I left in my sense of pure disappointment just for that sake! 🤣
What if you use water with vinegar as a stop bath will that work better than just water? I'm just curious to be honest also one of my photography teachers showed me you can just use water with a little bit of regular dishwashing soap as photoflow it worked really well strangely enough
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.
Nice video, but this disturbing music i can't hear you talking.
Yup! I do plan on making a new/improved version with better audio! Thankfully I have a far better micophone and camera(s)!
i am so sorry for you film! i can see the disappointment in your eyes😢
Yup! Keeps you humble! Thanks for watching 🍻
Lost interest after a couple of minutes. Background music annoying and too high which made me lose concentration.
Agreed! This is still an early one, I have since updated my audio equipment and better job at mixing! Thanks for the feedback!