Hello,
I have been trying to calibrate HP5plus film. I am shooting 4x5, and developing in a Jobo drum, which revolves on a Beseler motor base at about 30 revolutions per minute. I am trying to calibrate the HP5 using HC110, dilution H (about twice the dilution of B) @ 68degrees, because dilution B will yield seeming too short development times.
I have previously determined that HP5 should be rated at 200 asa, using the above combinations. This yields a solid .1 over filmbase plus fog.
Here is my (tortured) reasoning for picking a starting development time:
HC110 dilution B, and HP5, with a less vigorous agitation, should be about 5 minutes at 68degrees. From some of my past experience, I was thinking more about 4:45. Ok, so, with dilution H, I should probably double this, to make 9:30 developing time. I subtract 15% due to the constant rolling "agitation" of the jobo drum (per the Jobo web site). So, I arrive at... tada- 8 minutes.
Here is what happened:
http://www.hiddenworld.net/filmtest/test.html
Questions:
1)Does this film curve look properly shaped for my materials?
2)Why am I not seeing any type of shoulder up around zone 9 and 10?
3)I am assuming that the lack of shoulder means that the highlights aren't "blocking up"?
4)Would you consider this curve about an N+1 for traditional darkroom printing?
5)I am probably going to be scanning for digital output, however. Am I right to assume this is a good curve/development time for digital output? More development? Less?
6)If I lessen development, to create a more contracted dual use negative (traditional and digital output), I am guessing that my digital output will slightly suffer from more compacted tone values?
If you made it this far, thanks!
-Jeff
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