Hi, Stop in at a good camera store and get yourself a copy of the Kodak Darkroom Dataguide. It will list recommended developers and other chemicals needed to process that Tri-X . It also provides good instructions. You'll see the book includes developmeent times for the various films. If I were you, I'd try Kodak HC-110 Developer (easy to mix), stop bath, and a rapid fixer. When you're purchasing chemicals, you should also ask for a bottle of hypo eliminator (Orbit is the most popular brand),. If you're water is less than pristine, get some distilled water for your last rinse. If you use tap water, buy some Photo Flo solution to add to the last rinse. Once you've had some experience, try different developers. Kodak D-76 mixed 1"1 with water works very well for Kodak, as do a number of products from other manufacturers. But the best way to start is to go with the Kodak book and the Kodak chemicals for your first attempt. It's a much more comfortable learning curve when you have that much help. Paul
gabriel bovino wrote: > Hello everyone, > I just found out that my sister still has all of her B&W developing equipment > and enlarger sitting in my parents closet at home. Since I live in an > apartment (with my girlfriend), I want to start slowly and try processing some > rolls of Tri-X 400 in our bathroom. Miracously, my girlfriend agreed... or > maybe she doesn't know what she's agreed to yet. > > Anyways, I wanted to know what chemicals I will need to purchase to develop > these rolls. It's been about 10 years since highschool that I've had a chance > to develop my own B&W negatives. I found the procedure for developing film at > http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/bwfilmdev.html but want to know if there are > specific brands or chemicals that I should be using to shorten my learning > curve. > > Maybe down the road I can convince her to turn our pantry into a blackroom... > or not. :) > > Thanks!!! > Gabe > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
