Topic: Stand development

[choppert]

Hello,

Just had a week near the Brecon Beacons and have developed a roll this eveing.

FP4+ in 1:127 HC110 and let it stand for about 40 minutes (with just 30 seconds of jiggling at the start)

Can anyone tell me what I should be looking for in a stood (?) developed film?

Does standing have advantages (yes, yes I know it makes you taller than sitting down!  )?  Is it for pushed or pulled film?  Does it increase or decrease grain or contrast?

Half of me thinks I should have asked this before dunking a roll!

Thanks in advance,



Chops

PS Took some snaps of the waterfalls near Aber - stunning!  Anyone know it?

[choppert]

CORRECTION!

Abercynafon. 
Not Aber!

[LT]

've never used hc110 but stand dev is generally s'posed to offer better local contrast, increased edge sharpness without overall grain increase. Also, it has a compensatory effect allowing shadow detail to maximise whilst curtailing development in the dense highlight areas, so sort-for speed increasing. I'm all for a bit of stood negs me.   

[choppert]

Do I need to extend the development time?

In my weak dilution of 1:127 I let it stand for four times longer than the four times stronger dilution.
But that is for agitation every minute, shouldn't I extend the time if I'm not agitating it?

Thanks,



Chops

[LT]

But that is for agitation every minute, shouldn't I extend the time if I'm not agitating it?

yes - but deciding for how long will take a bit of testing.

[choppert]

One more twitty question...

You know the black thing that goes up the inside of a plastic spiral when you are about to process a film?

Well if you forget to load it and process a film with the white spiral visible down the hole in the middle of the tank, would you expect light to get in and bugger-up the first five frames and fog the top and bottom of the film?

Through careful experiment; I would!!!!     Doh!

Chops

[CarlRadford]

One more twitty question...

You know the black thing that goes up the inside of a plastic spiral when you are about to process a film?

Well if you forget to load it and process a film with the white spiral visible down the hole in the middle of the tank, would you expect light to get in and bugger-up the first five frames and fog the top and bottom of the film?

Through careful experiment; I would!!!!     Doh!

Chops

Yeap - fraid so - the black tube is what makes the tank light tight - depending on the light conditions and how long it was exposed to the light will determine the amount of fogging!