I thought to publish this list of my developments to keep track of what happened during each session. Every development is usually a kind of surprise, so generally when I process I try to write down some information that are relevant. The formula that I generally use has been created and published by Adrian Cousins. It is:
FD (1liter): 100g sodium carbonate, 40g ascorbic acid, 60g coffee, 16 sodium hydroxide, 2g potassium bromide;
SD: the same, with only difference to reduce s.h. to 9,5g;
bleach: 1l hydrogen peroxide 9% and 28ml acetic acid, after the first 100 feet I usually add 2ml;
fixer: 200ml Ilford Rapid and 800ml water;
photo-flo: 5ml of Kodak professional photo-flo wetting agent in 1liter of water.
The temperature of FD, SD and bleach is generally 24°. The lamp that I usually I use for the second exposure is 70 watt.
Development 44, 3/3, date: 20/04/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Erice, Paceco
FD (Ilford + 0,5 sodium thiosulphate) 12:00 at 22°; wash 5:00 4 risciaqui; bleach 21°; wash 2°; SD 21°
Piccolo incidente: ho perso circa 100 ml di SD. Ho recuperato quindi quei 100ml dal dev 2g di Thio (quindi 0,2g). Non credo cambi tanto.
Risultato: Vermetti. Sospetto: vermetti potrebbero essere dall'SD con Thio. O anche dai 22° (e non 21°) di FD.
22/04/20
Nota per il prossimo sviluppo con Ilford.
FD 100ml sviluppatore Ilford + 900 water bollita + 0,4 thio
SD assolutamente NO thio
E' importante che SD non sia forte.
Development 43, 2/3, date: 19/04/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Anna and Antonella
FD (Ilford + 0,5 sodium thiosulphate) 12:00 at 21° (temperatura naturale); wash 5:00 4 washes; bleach 5:00 21°, wash 2; SE 2+2; SD 5:00 at 21°; wash 7:50, fixer 7. During SE white is the part with emulsion, dark without emulsion.
Resoconto Test con Ilford:
Test (1), 13/04/2020 Paceco Bambini
FD Ilford + 2g sodium thiosulphate 12:20 temperatura ambient; bleach 4:30 temperatura ambiente
Risultato: rossastro
Test (2), 13/04/2020 Erice
FD Ilford NON sodium thiosulphate 12:00 at 21°; bleach 4:30 at 23°
Risultato: non male ma un po' smorto
Test (3), 15/04/2020, Erice
FD Ilford + 2g sodium thiosulphate 13:20 at 21,60°; bleach at 21°
Risultato: rovinato e giallo
Test (4), 16/04/2020, Erice
FD Ilford + 2g sodium thiosulphate 13:50 at 22,90°; bleach 4:40 at 23°
Risultato: super rovinato
Test (5), 17/04/2020, Erice
FD Ilford NON sodium thiosulphate 12:40 at 22°; bleach 22°; SD 6:40 at 22°.
Risultato: non male
Test (6), 18/04/2020, Erice
FD Ilford +0,5 sodium thiosulphate (nuovo, fresco) 12:00 at 21°; wash 5' con 4 svuotamenti; bleach 21,5°; wash 2:00; SE 2+2; SD (NO Thio) 5:00 at 21°; wash
Risultato: non male. La pellicola NON è completamente bianca dopo il bleach. La parte senza emulsione è scura.
Test (7), 19/04/2020, Erice
FD Ilford 12:00 at 20,9°; wash 5:00 con 4 svuotamenti; bleach 5:20 at 21° con aggiunta di 2ml di acetic acid; wash 2:00; SD 5:00 at 21°
Risultato: non male. Durante Second Exposure parte con emulsione bianca, parte senza emulsione scura.
Development 42, 1/3, date: 13/04/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Simona and Laura
FD (Ilford +2g sodium thiosulphateo) 12:40 at 17° o 18°; bleach 5:00 at 18°; SD 6' at 17°.
Result: reddish
Development 41, 3/3, date: 13/04/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Torino, Erice
FD 16 at 20.9°; wash 5:30; Bleach at 20°; wash 2; SE 2+2; SD 5; fixer 5; wash 7.
Development 40, 2/3, date: 12/04/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Giuseppe
FD 14:00 at 21°; wash 5:30 at 21°; SD 5 at 21°; wash 4; fixer 5:20; wash 7; photoflo 1
02/2022 stock
Development 39, 1/3, date: 12/04/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Margherita
FD 12:20 at 21°; wash 5:30; bleach peroxide 4:40 at 21°; wash 2'; SE 2+2; SD 5:00 at 21°; wash 4:00; Fixer 5:0; wash 7:00.
02/2022 stock
Result: good
Preparation Bleach: without Acetic Acid PH 5, with 20ml PH 2,30, with 23ml PH 2,00.
Fixer
909 water + 182 fixer Fomapan Kit = 1091
Developer (Fomapan Kit)
91 developer Fomapan Kit + 909 boiled water = 1 litre
Development 38, 3/3, date: 30/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Festa di Natale 2019
FD (Fomapan Kit): 15:20 at 20°; wash 4:00; bleach (peroxide) 4:15; SE 2+2; SD 6:00 at 20°; fixer 5:00.
Development 37, 2/3, date: 29/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; My Window
FD (Fomapan Kit): 14:30 at 20°; wash 3'; bleach (peroxide) 4:30 at 14°; SE 2+2; SD 5:00 at 19,5°.
Development 36, 1/3, date: 28/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Amsterdam 2.
Times: from Fomapan Kit instructions.
A: 91ml solution + 909 ml water (boiled) = total 1 litre
B: 91ml B1 + 91ml B2 + 909ml water = total 1091ml
C: 91ml solution + 909ml water = total 1 litre
D: 182ml solution + 909ml water = total 1091ml.
Result: Failure.
Development 35, 5/5, date: 22/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex; Amsterdam 1.
FD 19:00 at 24°; wash 4:00; bleach at 24° 3 sessions of 10 seconds; SE 3+3; SD 15:00 at 25°.
Development 34, 4/5, date: 21/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 6; Compleanno 45.
FD 23:30 at 23°; bleach at 19° various immersions: first 20 seconds, after 2, 3, 5 seconds; SD 16,50° 16:00.
Added 2ml of Acetic Acid in the bleach.
Development 33, 3/5, date: 20/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 6; Marettimo 2.
FD 25:00 at 22°; wash 4:00; bleach 4:00 at 21° (agitating and in and out); SD 16:00 at 19°; fixer 5:00.
Development 32, 2/5, date: 18/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 6; Marettimo 1.
FD 22:00 at 22°, wash 4:00, bleach 5:00 at 21°, wash 4:00, SE 3+3; SD16:00 at 22°; wash 3:00; fixer 11:00; wash 5:00.
Result: many bubbles.
Development 31/b, date: 18/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 6; Malta.
FD 24:00 at 23°, wash 4:00 at 23°, bleach 6:30 at 21,9°, wash 4:00, SE 3+3.
During SE I see the film is green.
Result: not too bad. Probably low temperature of bleach is better.
Development 31/a, 1/5, date: 17/03/20, film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 6; Malta.
FD 24:00 at 24°, wash 4:30, bleach 6:30 at 23°, wash 3:00, fixer 5:00.
Formula: Carbonate 130g in FD and 120 in SD; Sodium Hydroxide 9g in FD and SD. PH 9.50
Result: with bubbles.
Development 30, 5/5, date: 06/11/19 (Wednesday), film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 10; Palermo, Politeama, Teatro Massimo.
FD 20' 45'' at 24° agitation every 20'', washing 3', bleach 7' 20'' at 22.50°, wash 3', SE 4'+3', SD 15' at 24° agitation every minute, wash 3', fixer 5', wash 4', photo flo 1'.
Development 29, 4/5, date: 05/11/19 (Tuesday), film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 10; Barcelona Gracia.
FD 20' 30'' at 24° agitation every minute, washing 3', bleach 7' at 23°, wash 9', SE 4'+3', SD 15' at 25°, wash 3', fixer 7', wash 4', photo flo 1'
During the the SE the film is white instead of green. It may be because of the reduction of agitation? Or less bleach timing? or minor temperature?
Development 28, 3/5, date: 04/11/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 10; Uxbridge, Denham country park.
FD 24' at 24°, washing 3', bleach 16' 55', wash 2' 15'', SE 3'+3', SD 18', wash 3', fixer 7' 20'', wash 4', photo flo 1'.
Before this development 3/5: I add 2ml Acetic Acid in the bleach
Development 27, 2/5, date: 03/11/19 (Monday), film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 6;
FD 24' at 24°, washing 3', bleach 16' 55', wash 2' 15'', SE 3'+3', SD 18', wash 3', fixer 7' 20'', wash 4', photo flo 1'
Thoughts after this development: second development has also bubbles. What are the causes: camera? film? times? temperatures? I will reduce times and temperatures.
Development 26, 1/5, date: 03/11/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex RX; Margate and De Quervain;
FD 24' at 24°, washing 3', bleach 14' 30'' at 25°, wash, SE 4'+3', SD 18' at 24,25°, fixer 5', wash 4', photo flo 1'
In the formula of FD I have added 10g to carbonate sodium that becomes 110g; sodium hydroxide is 11g in FD; and 9g in SD.
Development 25a and 25b, 5/5, date: 29/10/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Agfa Movexoom 6; Family Memories.
a: FD 20' at 24°, washing 3', bleach 16' 45'', wash 2', SE 3'+3', SD ? at 25°, wash 3', fixer 5', wash 4', photo flo 1'
b: FD 20', washing 3', bleach 15' (more or less), wash 3', SE 3'+3', SD 17' at 26°, wash 3', fixer 5' 45''
Development 24, 4/5, date: 28/10/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Quarz; Window and demonstration.
FD 19' 45'', washing 3', bleach 16' 30'', wash 2', SD 17' 15'', wash 3', fixer 5', wash 4', photo flo 1'
Development 23, 3/5, date: 27/10/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Quarz; Window.
FD 19' 15'' at 24°, washing 3' 30'', bleach 13' 45'', SD 16' at 24,50°, fixer 5' 45''
Development 22, 2/5, date: 27/10/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Sankyo; Amersham, Bournemouth, Extinction Rebellion demonstration.
FD 19' 15'' at 24,50°, washing 4', bleach 13', SE 3+3, SD 16', fixer 5', photo flo 1'
Development 21, 1/5, date: 26/10/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Bolex RX; Meditation about the meaning of life.
FD 19' 15'', bleach 7', SE 3+3, SD 16', fixer 5'.
This stock of Foma is a bit different. The bleach reacts in a strong way. Water during the bleach becomes particularly white.
Development 20, 7/7, date: 23/03/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Canon 814XL; Trapani
FD 22', bleach 12' 30'', SD 20'
Development 19, 6/7, date: 23/03/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Canon 814XL; Cornino
FD 21', bleach 11', SE 3'+3', SD 19'
Development 18, 5/7, date: 23/03/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Canon 814XL; Bonagia, Pizzolungo and Trapani
FD 20', bleach 12', SE 4'+3', SD 18', fixer 5' 30''
Development 17, 4/7, date: 22/03/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Canon 814XL; Saline di Nubia
FD 20', bleach 23' 30'' (I've added 2ml of acetic acid in the bleach), SD 18', fixer 5' 30''
Development 16, 3/7, date: 22/03/19, film: Fomapan, camera: Agda Movexoom 6; Woolwich and Shoreditch
FD 20' 30'', bleach 22' 30''
Development 15, 2/7, date: 22/03/19, film: Orwo, camera: Yashica 600; Footage used in the film Alternances; notes: Orwo confirms to be a great film
FD 20', bleach 14' 30''
Development 14, 1/7, date: 21/03/19, film: Orwo, camera: Canon 814XL and Yashica 600; Footage used in the film called: Double Lanes; notes: Orwo is a great film, definitely his quality is higher than other films I have tried to far
FD 19' 30'', bleach 12' (after the bleach Orwo film becomes blue color, Fomapan becomes yellow), SE 3'+3', SD 16' 24,5°, fixer 5'
Development 13a and 13b, 3/3, date: 31/12/18, film: Fomapan, camera: Afga Movexoom 10 Sound; Footage in Prague
a: FD 19' agit 3'' every 20'', bleach 17', SE 3'+3', SD 16', fixer 8' or 9'
b: FD 20' agit 3'' every 20'', bleach 17' 30'', SE 4'+3', SD 16' agit 10'' every 5'
Development 12, 2/3, date: 31/12/18, film: Fomapan, camera: Afga Movexoom 10 Sound; Footage in London
FD 20', bleach 17', SE 3+3. SD 16' agit 10'' every 5'
Development 11, 1/3, date: 30/12/18, film: Fomapan, camera: Canon 814XL; Footage used for Ustica
FD 19', Wash 3', Blesch, SD 16' agitation every 5', bleach, SE
Development 10, 5/5, date: 24/06/18, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL; London Movement, footage used for Unconscious Access
FD 27' agitation 3'' every 20'', SE 10', SD agitation every 5', fixer 6'
Development 09, 4/5, date: 23/06/18, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL; Barcelona, footage used for Unconscious Access
FD 24' 30'', SD agitation every 5', fixer 6'
Development 08, 3/5, date: 23/06/18, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL; Uzzo (Sicily), footage used for Unconscious Access
FD 22', bleach 15'
Development 07, 2/5, date: 23/06/18, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL; Family footage
FD 20' agitation 3' every 20'', bleach 15' at 25°
Development 06, 1/5 date: 23/06/18, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL; Footage used in the film called: Story of an election
FD 19' agitation 3'' every 20'', bleach 15', SD 16' agitation at 5', at 10', at 15'
Development 05, 5/5, date: 13/11/17, film: Adox, Camera: Canon 814XL, footage used for Landscapes II
FD 23', bleach: I add 4ml acetic acid, SE 3'+3', SD 16
Development 04, 4/5, date: 12/11/17, film: Adox, Camera: Canon 814XL, footage use for Landscapes 1
FD 12' agitation first 30'' and 5'' every 45''
Development 03, 3/5, date: 11/11/17, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL, footage used for Suspense and imagination
FD 11' 30'' (agitation first minute no-stop and 5'' every 30''), SE 15', SD 8', fixer 6' 30''
Development 02, 2/5, date: 11/11/17, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL, footage used for Aion
FD 10', SD 8' 30''
Development 01, 1/5, date: 10/11/17, film: Adox, camera: Canon 814XL, footage used for Rocking Afternoon
FD 10' at 24°, bleach 15' at 24°, SD 10' at 24°, fixer 5', Photo-flo 1'
