[Frameworks] G3 B&W Neg and Reversal processing

[Chris G]

Christopher,

I realize that G3s do not produce the most consistent results and are kind
of a pain, but when they work I actually really enjoy this aesthetic. I
wrote this question because 90% of all responses re guarding inquiries
about rewind tanks are dismissive, and just say "get a Lomo." I know that
they offer more consistent results, I just happened to have been given a G3
and wanted to try it with the stocks and chemicals I had on hand, there
didn't seem to be any specific times/temps about D-76 out there though it's
frequently used in place of D-19.

I did about 16 winds on the 1st developer at ~22°C, 6 on the wash/stop and
then 8 on the bleach. It turned out the tank had a small leak (which I
noticed during the bleaching) so I threw it into a bucket at that point,
did my re-exposure and followed times for bucket processing then. I didn't
have positive results (literally). I had Fomapan 100 D8, 7222 and ORWO UN54
short ends stapled together for a total of about 90'. It seems like the
ORWO yielded some image, but the film is so dense I can't tell if the
reversal process worked or not, I still have to splice them together and
throw them on my flatbed. I'm less enthused about the Morse now but I
wanted to give it a shot before telling people to get a Lomo :). I'm
guessing I either lost too much chemistry in the first developer or that I
should have done something around 20-22 passes with the D-76.

In hindsight I had some doubts about whether or not my film was emulsion
out but I don't see how it could have not been from the way I would it onto
the reels. I may try again with a different tank at another time, but I
would probably process at a higher temperature to reduce the development
time. To have somewhat predictable results (desirable or not) with 1L of
chemistry is pretty exciting to me. I'm going back to the bucket for now.

Christopher



On May 4, 2015, at 08:08, christopher nigel <christophernigel64 at gmail.com>
wrote:

Hello the G3 are not the best to do home cooking as it;s come;s out uneven
in the processing way better to get a Lomo tank .


On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 10:11 PM, Chris G <spydir at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dearest frameworkers,
>
> I am looking for information regarding processing times/winds for G3-style
> tanks. I am going through some later today I am not finding a whole lot of
> specific info out there. I am mostly processing Fomapan 100 D8 and OWRO
> UN54 in 100' (30m) batches in a G3 tank.
>
> I'm using D-76 (sans Potassium Thiocyanate) and a home-mixed Sulfuric Acid
> + Potassium Dichromate bleach. I mostly just need to know the approximate
> number of winds for the 1st dev, bleach and 2nd dev. It seems as though
> some keep the developer at a higher temp (74-78), but mine will likely be
> around 70F.
>
> Thanks!
> Christopher
>
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