When
taking pictures for the test it is best to choose a subject that is
evenly lit. This
will make the light reading more representative of the whole picture
area. Unlike a high contrast view with deep shadows and strong
highlights forcing you to take several light readings to find the
average setting. It also makes it easer to evaluate the negatives
once processed.
The processing of
the film went well having spent all morning shuffling developing
tanks, measuring jugs and developer bottles, the three strips of film
have all been consistently processed. I am very pleased with the
density of the negatives, when dry I will do a contact sheet so I can
judge how well they will print.
You can see from the picture above,
that the 13 minutes development time that
digital truths massive dev chart suggests, is spot on. The
results also show that you really do need to make a total and utter
mess of things before you get a negative that will not print.
The light meter read negative at the centre of the test strip. |
There is a general guide to check
whether a film has been correctly exposed and developed it should
produce a continuously toned negative. The subjects deepest shadow
should be perceptibly heavier than the clear of the film base. The
areas that represent the brightest important detail in the negative
must not be so dark that you can not read the printed words of a book
through them on a sunny day as shown right. Its a quick way of
checking to see if your negatives have been correctly developed.
The picture below
shows the prints produced by the light meter read negatives in the centre of each of the
test strips.
The
difference between the top and centre is one and a half stops. bottom
and centre is three-quarters of a stop. It is obvious that the longer
you develop the less return you get for the time spent. Meaning that
you will only get a slight improvement in the quality of your
negatives for each minute of extra process time you give them over
thirteen minutes.
These
tests represent my own personal experiences I strongly encourage each
individual to check this film out for themselves. The experiments I
have carried out are not exhaustive and should only be used as a
starting point.
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