[Frameworks] 16mm processing

Nicole Baker nebaker at pnca.edu
Thu Jul 4 06:08:01 UTC 2019


Thanks Jeff! I'll run some tests next go around.


On Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 5:22 PM Jeff Kreines <jeff at kinetta.com> wrote:

> You can increase density with:
>
> More agitation
> Stronger (less diluted) developer
> Higher temperatures
> Longer development
>
> Or a combination of the above.
>
> Rather than process a whole roll, tear off a few one-foot pieces and
> process them with time/temperature variations until you get what you want.
> Then process the entire roll.
>
> Jeff Kreines
> Kinetta
> jeff at kinetta.com
> kinetta.com
>
> Sent from iPhone.
>
> On Jul 3, 2019, at 5:21 PM, Nicole Baker <nebaker at pnca.edu> wrote:
>
> I am processing full 100' lengths in buckets.  I measure out 2 gallons
> worth of developer and then pull the film off the spool into the bucket in
> the darkroom.  I start the development time once all the film in in the
> bucket.
>
> Thank you for your input!  I will try extending the time.  Do you think it
> would benefit at all to also use a stronger dilution? 25:1?
>
> Nicole Elaine Baker
> MFA in Visual Studies, 2019
> Pacific Northwest College of Art
> Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies
> *www.magiklantern.com <http://www.magiklantern.com>*
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 3:14 PM Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
>
>> Are you processing short lengths in a tank or are you using a rewind tank
>> or something else?
>>
>> A rewind tank will greatly increase required development time.
>>
>> "Expose for the shadows, develop for the highlights."  If the highlights
>> are grey, extend the development time.
>> --scott
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