I think you'll have to give up the constant agitation if you want to make T-Max work at 400. However, like you, I prefer to pull process it. I rate mine at 200 and process it in D-76 1:1 for 11 minutes, with 5 seconds of agitation, 15 times (about every 45 seconds). I used to use T-Max developer, but I tried the D-76 dilution and found it more to my liking, with less grain and better highlite detail. Paul
"J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > Went out and burned a test roll of Tmax 400 > today. This time I rated it at 400 instead > of my usual 250. Developed it longer ( 10 min.) > like Kodak recommends using 24 deg C and 1:9 > in Tmax developer. Contstant agitation. > Lens is the 55mm F3.5 SMC Takumar/6X7. > > Contrast and went thru the roof! I dont like > this much contrast for sunny daytime photography. > At least it proves the lens is contrasty as hell. > > I'm going back to my old method using ISO 250 > and 6.5 min development. Aside from normal contrast > there is less grain too. BTW, the print was done > on grade 2.5 polycontrast paper. > > I know, I could have lowered the paper grade but > I dont want to. The ISO 250 negs with "pull" > processing just look better to me. > > http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/p67_55mm.jpg > > JCO > - > 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 .
