I screwed up and overexposed Tmax 100 4x5 by 3 stops. Any suggestions?
I screwed up and overexposed Tmax 100 4x5 by 3 stops. Any suggestions?
Been there, done that. No matter what your negatives are going to be thick. Cut development time for the first sheet by 35%. Adjust for the next one -- it may take a larger deduction. I'm sure you'll get suggestions for stand development, which I honestly have never tried, but it theory that might help.
Over the years I've done the same and Diafine gave me negatives that were very printable. I have also tried Rodinal 1:100 with less success. At least you didn't underexpose by several stops.
That's what wastebaskets are for. But if I had done it, I'd go with a low dilution of HC-110. How dilute, hard to say; maybe Dilution F. I'd want to run an experiment on bracketed roll film first.
This. And just print or scan through the excess density.
Of all films, TMAX100 is probably the best film to have this happen to (perhaps with exception of TMY2).
Reduced development will just reduce contrast/gamma, making it even more problematic to get a decent print from it.
+1This. And just print or scan through the excess density.
Of all films, TMAX100 is probably the best film to have this happen to (perhaps with exception of TMY2).
Reduced development will just reduce contrast/gamma, making it even more problematic to get a decent print from it.
When one prints a severely overexposed negative (one in which image forming information is up over the shoulder) the effect is somewhat odd. The middle tones are lighter than expected. Or, if you print the middle tones where they should be, there will be no whites. There is not much you can do about it.
HI bill2424
I think the TMX literature says the film has a leeway of at least 2 stops each way for "develop normally" so in actuality it won't be too far off. I've had tmx that was under exposed 5 stops, that was no fun.
good luck!
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