This note isn’t intended to be a guide on how to develop film at home. This is a collection of tips and notes from my development experience.
Tip: Download the Massive Dev Chart Timer App (£8.99).
The app will help lookup and calculate developer times and mix ratios. But the most valuable feature is the timer. I kept second guessing myself on everything until I started using the timer. With the timer I have the confidence to develop a tank and clean up as I go.
Process / Parameters
- Film: Ilford HP5+ @ ISO 400
- Water Temperature: 20ºC
- Developer Ilfosol 3
- Developer: 6 minutes 30 seconds
- Stop Bath: 1 minute
- Fix: 5 minutes
- Water Wash: 10 minutes
- Wetting Agent: 5 minutes
- Hang overnight
Chemistry Notes
Ilfosol 3 has shown to be good when stored undiluted in its original container for four weeks after opening.