4x5 b/w Development - d-76

chrisjlee

I couldn't find a film area. Sorry if i've put this in the wrong place.

I'm fairly new to 4x5 photography. I'm trying to develop the film myself using d-76 developer. I'm having problems remember the rest of the process.

Would anyone recommend an online resource or book to read up on this?

pathfinder

The D-76 ( powder or liquid?) should come with instructions and a table of time/temperatures for film processing either in film reels or submersion tanks.

A stop bath of mild acetic acid and a bath of fixer ( Hypo ) and then wash.

Any library should have dozens of books about traditional film processing.

This forum is really dedicated to digital processing, and I haven't shot film for almost a decade so that is all I remember off the top of my head.

padu

chrisjlee wrote:

I couldn't find a film area. Sorry if i've put this in the wrong place.

I'm fairly new to 4x5 photography. I'm trying to develop the film myself using d-76 developer. I'm having problems remember the rest of the process.

Would anyone recommend an online resource or book to read up on this?

Hey chrisjlee,

Good to know that more digital shooters are also shooting 4x5!

For large format, you'll find that the peeps at http://www.largeformatphotography.info/ will have better information. The forum is very good too.
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum

chrisjlee

pathfinder wrote:

The D-76 ( powder or liquid?) should come with instructions and a table of time/temperatures for film processing either in film reels or submersion tanks.

A stop bath of mild acetic acid and a bath of fixer ( Hypo ) and then wash.

Any library should have dozens of books about traditional film processing.

This forum is really dedicated to digital processing, and I haven't shot film for almost a decade so that is all I remember off the top of my head.

You should try to shoot film again. Challenge yourself to think differently. I've never shot film until recently. I just jumped into digital actually. It's very intimidating for me to be in a dark room.

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Originally Posted by chrisjlee
I couldn't find a film area. Sorry if i've put this in the wrong place.

I'm fairly new to 4x5 photography. I'm trying to develop the film myself using d-76 developer. I'm having problems remember the rest of the process.

Would anyone recommend an online resource or book to read up on this?


Hey chrisjlee,

Good to know that more digital shooters are also shooting 4x5!

For large format, you'll find that the peeps at http://www.largeformatphotography.info/ will have better information. The forum is very good too.
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum
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Padu:

Thanks! I'll check out that forum. It looks very useful. I Need to buy myself my own 4x5 View Camera soon. You shoot with your view camera still? Do you develop your own film or do you have a lab you send it to?