Gast
Wrinkled film
Can anyone help me?
Unfortunately, when developing the film, I can’t maintain the exact temperature of 20°C—
sometimes it’s 18°C, sometimes 24°C. Is that the cause of the wrinkled film, or is there some leeway?
Thanks
rherz
Hi Frank,
Why can’t you maintain the temperature? Just buy a bucket, mix the water in, and you’re sorted – they come in sizes ranging from 5 to 20 litres.
If you’ve gone and bought one of those Cascades – just leave it gathering dust in the cupboard and rinse with Ilford. This method only needs about 1.5 litres of water for a Jobo 1510 canister.
Best regards,
Robert
Urnes
I couldn’t agree more. I do exactly the same. Pour in water, agitate 5 times, change the water, agitate 10 times, change the water, agitate 20 times, and that’s it.
The tolerance for grain shading is around ±5 degrees. Some films can handle more, some less. However, I reckon grain shading is more likely to occur if you cool down too much from the warm developer.
Regards, Sven.
Gast
Hi Frank,
I haven’t managed to get the grain to look grainy yet. I simply set the temperature of the developer, stop bath and fixer to room temperature (20 degrees), and use tap water. Depending on my touch with the single-lever mixer and the time of year, that works out at around 12–28 degrees.
Of course, without any additives, but using Effke, Kodak Tri/Plus and T-Max, as well as a few Deltas, FP4s and Agfapans here and there.
Best regards
Martin
uworischki
I can only agree with Robert and Frank – the Ilford method works perfectly, and if you want it to be particularly ‘archival-quality’, just repeat the 20-cycle rinsing process another 1–2 times. It saves water, energy and time.
Uwe
