Hi,
I'm thinking of standardising all my development at higher temps so that I have a greater portion of the year available. I live in a hotter climate than many Europeans and North Americans and I think it might be better for me to set my heater to 24C rather than try to keep things at 20C. It also means I could do things during the day more often rather than try to get things happening at some ungodly early hour!
Are there any particular disadvantages to doing this? Is it possible to use all developers (paper and film) at higher temps? Do some developers become difficult to use - perhaps they oxidise or do something else.
Are all the other chemicals stable at higher temps?
Would you not have a pre-wash at higher temps for example...
I am aware of the possibility of very short dev times too. I would try to adjust things to have a 'normal' film dev at 8 to 12 mins ideally.
This is a general question respecting the vast experience on this forum.
Cheers,
Steve
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