I'm about to develop my first 4x5 B&W negatives. I've shoot some Fortepan 200. Exposure was 1/4 at f32 and another 1/2 at f32. These times were recommended by my exposure meter. I made no other corrections. Subject was pretty much at infinity so bellows extension shouldn't be a factor. I'm shooting with a Shen-hao and a 90mm f6.8 lens. I'm using D-76. Tank is the HP Combi-plan. Until I get comfortable, I'm doing one sheet at a time.
My question is: In the past, 25 years ago, when I was developing 35mm B&W, I used the recommended times out of my Kodak Darkroom Dataguide. I never thought about film reciprocity. At a 1/4 and 1/2 second exposures should I be adding any time to my development.
Next question: Should I discard the developer and fixer after using it or pour them back in their gallon jug? What's the procedure for reusing chemicals?
Any other suggestions are welome.
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