Do you increase development time for subsequent sessions? How many square inches of film do you develop per use/for the entire 1/2-gallon? This is fascinating.
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > > I don't replenish. Seems too much expense in a hobbyist's darkroom. > > I reuse from the 1/2 gal. developer about 10x & then dispose. That's enough to >allow for (a) a good, strong, pretty-clean developer in the tank and (b) enough >precipitaion of mater in the jug so that each development is consistent. Beyond 10x >I've found too much precipitation in the jug to trust any more development. > > I've found that controlled reuse and adequate dilution in the jug gives me >consistent results without having to dispose of it after every use. > This is with D-76, 50% with rolls, 50% with sheet film. > > I don't know how other developers will behave with this scenario. My next step is >to find a good working practice with HC-110. > > I think it's safe to assume that each jug-brand of developer will behave a bit >differently, and I'm not going to assume anything about its behavior. So over time a >practice will develop for each developer used. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ "If you are a bad technician, it doesn't matter how big your negs are." - PDML member - 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 .
