Sunday, February 17, 2002

subject: Re: ZS: TMax-RS: need info on dilute author: Rev. Sidney Flack "robert/pat poor" wrote: I am looking for some leads to information on using Tmax RS in dilutions weaker than the standard 1:4 to lengthen the development times which become too short of warmer temperatures. Oh...the applicable film is Tmax 400 and Arista 400 sheet film (presumed to be Ilford HP5)....these are at 6 1/2 min but some others get really short in time. My DR is still packed in boxes (along with my memory) following our recent move, so I can't give you what times I have for TMY. But my normal time for TMX EI-64 is 11 minutes @ 75Ã[infinity]Æ[base ']Ã[integral]âo[dot accent]Ã[infinity]¢ââo[ring]¬Ã[sigma]¡Ã[infinity]Æ[base ']ââ[not equal]¬Å¡Ã[infinity]âo[ring]Ã[not equal]ª in a 1:9 solution. TMY EI 250 or 320 would be slightly shorter, maybe 10.5 or less. Can't help you with Arista, but the change ratio may be similar. Mix it straight from the syrup and not from stock. When you crack open a fresh bottle to begin using it, just dump the additive in from the envelope. For compensating development I mix it 1:15, starting with the same amount of syrup. Times for that are in the boxes. Maybe I am fooling myself but I find it to be a very stable developer during storage....and not very special storage at that...just the plastic mineral water bottle. Stock solution = 2mths. Syrup in the jug = a very long time. Peace! Sidney -- http://www.divinelightphotography.com Join this discussion on the Zone System mailing list: subscribe, post. 7:09:19 PM

subject: TMax-RS: need info on dilute author: robert/pat poor I am looking for some leads to information on using Tmax RS in dilutions weaker than the standard 1:4 to lengthen the development times which become too short of warmer temperatures. Oh...the applicable film is Tmax 400 and Arista 400 sheet film (presumed to be Ilford HP5)....these are at 6 1/2 min but some others get really short in time. One of the pubs I have seen had a article on this but darned if I can remember. Maybe I am fooling myself but I find it to be a very stable developer during storage....and not very special storage at that...just the plastic mineral water bottle. Join this discussion on the Zone System mailing list: subscribe, post. 5:53:46 PM