Topic: FX-1

[rore]

Hello everybody, i was wondering if someone has any information on fx-1. I?m interested in it, beacause finding chemicals here in argentina is really hard, even imposible.

anyway, i shoot mainly fp4 and tmax, with an eventual hp5.

any recommendations?

rore.

[Francois]

Looking for a formula or processing info?

[rore]

developing times really. for fp4 and tmx (not quite sure if it will suit tmx, but i?m willing to try)

rore.

[edthened]

Och rore, try here   http://digitaltruth.com/devchart.html
This site should tell you everything you need to know   

[rore]

sorry, i?m kind of new at thread-making; i?ve allredy checked the dev chart and it only displays times (just one, really) for fp4 and fx-19

i guess i?ll have to waste some film (no pun intented)

rore.

[Francois]

I just checked through some of my stuff and here is what I came up with:

All solutions should be at 68?F (20?C).
Recommended development times: 12 to 16 minutes.
Do 5 inversions or 6-8 spiral twists for tanks up to 300ml
Do 10-12 spiral twists per minute for tanks bigger than 300ml
To exaggerate edge effects: agitate every 2 minutes. Increase development time by about one third.

My data doesn't specify the kind of film (only says low speed film).
Also, since there are many variants on this developer, some of which claim to reduce development time, I can't be sure of the final result.

I would tend to look for the times required by a film with similar structure on the Massive list and start from there. If for other high acutance developers a film has the same processing time as FP4, I would look for that "replacement" film on the chart...

But that's just my 2 cents worth...

[rore]

cool, thanks!

rore.