PyrocatHD and fomapan 100 suggestions

[C. D. Keth]

Anyone rotary process fomapan 100 in pyrocat HD? I'd like to start doing my 8x10 this way in BTZS type tubes.

Can anyone make a suggestion of what works well for them, where I can start my testing?

I know I can't have the best of all worlds but I would like my negatives to be printable on silver papers and have some chance of printing them in Pt/Pd.

[Scott Whitford]

You will find the development times rather short.

With constant rotation at 70 degF in Pyrocat 1+2+100, my negs come out about right after 6-7 minutes for Grade 2 silver paper, for a roughly N scene.

Really beautiful film BTW. I'm guessing you could build ample contrast for alternative processes by adding a minute or two at most.

Scott

[Scott Whitford]

...forgot to mention:

For this combination, I find I need to rate the film no higher than EI50 to get satisfactory shadow detail.

Scott

[Erik Larsen]

Christopher, I use pyrocat hd at 1+1+100 with fomapan 100 for 7 minutes rated at iso 50 in a jobo cpe2+. Rather short, but that's what I came up with after testing.
regards
Erik

[C. D. Keth]

Erik, what kind of contrast range does that give you?

[eddie]

my $.02

i use 2:2:100 for 6 min. in trays and drums. (i have just started using the drums). my negs print very nice on silver paper and VDB. i rate it at 100.

good thing this aint rocket science huh?

eddie

[C. D. Keth]

good thing this aint rocket science huh?

eddie

Yeah, though I have a tendency to treat everything I do as a scientific pursuit. I guess that's what happens when I come from a family with more degrees than children.:P