bjhurley wrote:
Almost every shot on my previous roll of HP5+ was perfectly exposed, but every shot on this latest one was underexposed even though I used the same lens, same filter, and same meter. Maybe my lab goofed on development time. I did manage to salvage a few shots.
I recently made the change to Adox XT-3 which is similar to Xtol. I followed the agitation schedule in the Adox material for HP5+ and my negatives had too much contrast, not enough mid-tones and took more digital magic than I prefer to get usable images. Another member suggested looking at the agitation schedule from Ilford and there is a huge difference. For a small tank, Adox recommends five to seven inversion to start then five seconds every thirty seconds. Ilfords' data sheet for HP5+ states four inversions in the first ten seconds then four every minute for the remaining development time. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, every time I think the sun is going to stay out, another band of rain moves through but hopefully before the end of the week I'll post some examples. Ask your lab about their process and what developer they're using.
Apr 30, 2024 at 06:05 PM
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