 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Scoo wrote:
It might be a good idea to keep the tank in a larger bowl/bucket/whatnot of water to keep the same temperature, this becomes important if the ambient temperature is much more different than the bath as temperature gradients might develop [pun intended] inside the tank which leads to uneven developer activity.
I had one important roll of Ilford Delta 400 ruined this way, one third of the negative was underdeveloped (and everything was generally mushy).
One of the more salvageable shots (note, this was 6x6 medium format and a T-grain film, this won't be such an issue with 35mm film and should/might also be less of an issue with a film with a classical grain structure).
No, that's not steam from the field kitchen. One that was completely ruined.
But generally speaking, don't be discouraged if one roll turns out bad, I've had good success with (semi-)stand development. At the very least it makes your bottle of Rodinal last forever 
PS something else might have contributed to my poor result in that case, but uneven temp for the developer bath was certainly a major factor.
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