Re: Speaking of Botched Development....

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Daniel Goodale wrote:
> 
> Hey folks,
> 
>         I got a hanker'in to develop some Konika 750 in T-Max developer.  Couldn't
> find any info about time and temp so I developed at what I thought it should
> be (there I go... thinking again).  I processed it at 68 degrees, 6.5
> minutes with a normal 1:4 dilution.  Got way over developed (exposed?),
> nearly black frames.  With the help of bracketing and Farmer's reducer I
> finally have some printable negatives.  Unfortunately, also got the washed
> out look and UFOs associated with heavy reduction. I exposed at:  32 ASA,
> Tifften 25A + UV + Polarizer, through the lens metering.  Nice bright Texas
> summer day with some heavy bracketing.

Personally, I can't think of a worse developer for Konica IR than TMax.  Way too
hot for this film.  I would recommend Rodinal as a much better match (results
can be found on my Wen site).  To deal with the contrast, I shoot this film
considerably slower (EI 8 when metered through a #25 filter).

george

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