First home developed pics (thanks to you lot)

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Well, after all my questions and queries which were answered tiresomely by the TP massive, I have some results to show.

HP5+ first ever home dev, ISO400, ID11 (think it was a bit warm so quite grainy)

Me setting up my kit to develop said film:
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My kitchen door... (what can I say, I blew the film away to try the dev stage!)
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And here are some from my second ever roll, home developed again, but I pushed the film to ISO800 (the film was HP5+ again)

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Thanks for everyone's help - I love developing the film myself and hope to perfect my technique over time. next on the list is for m to get a tripod and some very slow B+W film to try.

Cheers
ped
 
Well done Ped. I like the tones of the first picture, the one where you are setting up; good fun ain't it (though my wife tends to be of a different opinion)

Keep going.

Al
 
Glad to see you've made it through the process and got some good results out.

I'd have been happier still if you'd said we'd answered your questions tirelessly, though tiresomely may well have been a fair appraisal of some of the replys :lol:
 
TheBigYin said:
Glad to see you've made it through the process and got some good results out.

I'd have been happier still if you'd said we'd answered your questions tirelessly, though tiresomely may well have been a fair appraisal of some of the replys :lol:
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Haha a Freudian slip perhaps?

Thanks for the comments chaps, looking to get my own film scanner next, then I can never visit ASDA again!
 
Very well done there ! :)
 
For a film scanner, if you can find an old PC (or mac, G4 or earlier) there are some cracking bargains to be had on older SCSI interface film scanners, mine was £65 and gives a decent 8mp image, to be honest if I get it right the IQ for B&W images outdoes my Canon 20D. Proper enlarged prints look even better and if you can get a cheap enlarger and bits that is a whole new addictive section of photography (if you enjoyed the developing you will love the printing).

Tis very addictive though, and nice pics.
 
David,

They are a great bunch on here. I have been helped through the process too. I like the 2nd film :thumbs: Are you going to try different films?
 
Well done Ped :thumbs:
 
Cheers guys. I have just been given two rolls of Kodak Infrared film which I'll try this wekeend. I'll have to use it in the Liaca as my Olympus and Braun will be very hard to load in the dark! Typically I have just loaded the Laica with some more HP5+ though so I'll use that up this weekend!

Thanks for the comments guys. What would happen if I dev for too short a time or I use the dev at a slightly too LOW temperature, out of interest? Less contrast and grain?

Cheers
ped
 
ped said:
Thanks for the comments guys. What would happen if I dev for too short a time or I use the dev at a slightly too LOW temperature, out of interest? Less contrast and grain?

Cheers
ped
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dev for too short a time = Less contrast

dev at a slightly too LOW temperature = longer dev' time.
 
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