Originally posted by ftpaddict Ah well... it was worth a shot. Would have been nice if something came out of the developing process. Something other than blank plastic.
Thank you everyone for the replies. I guess I'll just have to find someone to develop B/W film for me.
...or I could try Caffenol.
Give Caffenol a try!
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The mix I've been using for Caffenol C:
for a 10oz tank
3 level tsp washing soda (arm and hammer "soclean")
1500 mg Vit C
4 round tsp instant coffe (Folgers)
10 oz water at 21°C
Add washing soda, to the water and mix well until it is disolved. Then add the coffee, and finally the Vit C.
Let the mix rest in a water bath at 21° for 10 minutes.
After the mix rests, pour it into the tank. I use a Paterson tank with an agitation rod that allows the film spools to be turned inside the tank.
Agitate by turning the film spools for the first 30 sec, then two turns every 30 sec after. I do not use an inversion agitation as it causes the caffenol to foam up and leaves spots on the negatives.
I develope for 12 minutes, and use water as a stop bath.
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Iford Delta films need to be over exposed a stop or two, otherwise you get a very thin negative.
Kodak Tri-x 400 can be shot at box speed for high contrast light, and a 1/2 stop over for lower contrast light.
There is noticable fogging in the clear areas of the negative.
I do not think that I would want to use Caffenol if the entire process was done in the darkroom. But because I scan the images, the low contrast negatives can be boosted in PP.
Or try Ilford Ilfosol 3. its cheap. easy to use, and produces great looking negatives. A 500ml bottle costs $10.00, and it will do 16 rolls of film.