redu
22-Mar-2010, 08:22
I've been developing B&W for sometime at home. It's no big deal. But the places that i can get my negative rolls developed are getting less and less, more and more expensive and the results are getting worse and worse. So... that's gotto be done at home as well. I've got (what people call) a dip and dunk processor with 3 tanks. One for each developer, bleach and fix. For intermediate washing stages i'll use an external tank (bucket) of warm water. From what i've read on the net the steps are
1) Presoaking in water
2) Development (3':15")
3) Water rinse
4) Bleach (depends on chemical but i guess something like 6':30")
5) Water rinse
6) Fix (as bleach)
7) Stabilizer (pass if you don't have one)
8) Runing warm water for 10 min.
9) Wipe and Dry
Question : At what stage i can turn the lights on? I guess it's the end of "fixing stage" but can't make sure of it. Also... are my timings correct? Any warnings..? Any no nos?
Thanks to you..!
1) Presoaking in water
2) Development (3':15")
3) Water rinse
4) Bleach (depends on chemical but i guess something like 6':30")
5) Water rinse
6) Fix (as bleach)
7) Stabilizer (pass if you don't have one)
8) Runing warm water for 10 min.
9) Wipe and Dry
Question : At what stage i can turn the lights on? I guess it's the end of "fixing stage" but can't make sure of it. Also... are my timings correct? Any warnings..? Any no nos?
Thanks to you..!