How I develop black and white film after 5 years of developing

This video is an overview of my developing process that doesn't focus on an exact step by step overview, but in stead shows a few tricks that are good to watch out for when developing black and white film.

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[MineCedi]

11:00 : My Paterson washer works with my modern Jobo tank (black tube, red cap), but not with my old ones (white, beige caps) :)

[dirtywater]

When I rewind my film, I stop when I hear the film lead pop off the reel in the camera. Like you said in the video, this part of the film is already exposed to light so it won't hurt to open the film door at this point. Doing it this way also means I don't need to retrieve it or fiddle around prying open the canister in the changing bag. But loading the lead onto the reel before putting it into the changing the bag makes even more sense and would save me even more time. I should try that next time

[doyoudevelop]

Apologies for the 4k version -- it's still processing. Hang tight!

[GaGaBisii]

Very interesting - thanks for the walk-through, answered a lot of my questions

[lukasmeixner]

Thanks Jahan! Always nice to learn something new! I have to improve my drying process...

[baladino]

Jahan, thank you for sharing your technique.

[Desert_Night_Owl]

Important to note: if doing at home, you need an adapter for your sink that allows a force washer to hook onto the faucet tip.

[ralphstark]

I have Jobo Mistral 3 and while it is expensive has cut down amount of dust spotting I need to do tremendously and I feel it is totally worth the money.

[atf]

I was a bit surprised about your fixing recommendation. Surely, the fixing time depends on both the film and the type of fixer. I learned: Never overfix!! Fixing time = clearing time times two. With a rapid fixer (acid or alkaline) that rarely gets one to 5 minutes. I have followed that procedure (rounding up a little) for decades and even my oldest negatives (including TX) have never complained to day. // Drying: A drying cabinet speeds up drying and keeps the dust out. The latter is a good thing. The former encourages your film to curl -- not so good. My advice: Use the cabinet if you have one. But don't switch it on if you don't have to. Film naturally dries in 2 to 3hs.

[Desert_Night_Owl]

Here's a big savings for bulk film: Eastman XX in 400'.
Downsides are it may not be available everywhere, and it won't fit in a 100' bulk loader.
Still waiting to try bulk loading myself !

[datfly]

This is great. I believe that a stop bath also limits contamination of the fixer with developer, extending its life.

[richardsimms]

Very very well done Thank you. RS. Canada

[chrislewtas]

Hi, thanks for this. It's a great resource. One quick question, what gloves are you using?

[bit_cat]

5 years is a long time to develop photos, even stand development takes mere hours.

[alphascorpii]

Five years ? It's a bit long, I usually develop for 5 to 12 or 20 minutes, one hour for stand development, but I never tried 5 years... 🙂

[cescpfont]

Thanks so much for leting us know your dev workflow. I am mostly shooting hp5 and trix because I mainly shoot indoors, would it be DDX still the developper to use? I am using HC110 dil B mostly but I would love to know if DDX it's your to-go Dev or any advices will be great!

[mynewcolour]

Yeah, there is definitely a knack to the kaiser retriever - they really should give better instructions on how to use it. It does work though.

[tomasnovotny]

The sink is pretty cool. What brand is it?

[bobbysingh]

I don’t understand how you avoid using a bag or loading in a darkroom. Can you please show or describe this process?

[domenicming]

what happens if you don't fix tx for 7 min?