Originally Posted by
Alan9940
It varies, of course, by film and development technique, but, for example, for 8x10 Foma 100 I develop with tanks & hangers for 15 mins @21C (1:1:100) for normal silver printing, and for roughly the same time (maybe, 14 mins) at 2:2:100 for pt/pd or silver chloride printing. Agitation is continuous for the first minute followed by 1 "cycle" at the 3/4, 1/2, and 1/4 marks. A "cycle" of agitation is: up/right/down, up/left/down, straight up and when the hanger gets near the top of the tank I drop it to dislodge any bubbles. Since I do all this with IR goggles, I can stop development at any point if the neg looks right; somewhat DBI, but mostly based on time.
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