Recent content by Peter McDonald

I think that that combination/process is one of the most reliable, and very rarely fails to deliver good results.

Gary, I use a Jobo with lift generally, but I do use a Stearman tank when I am travelling, or only have a couple of sheets to develop. I haven't struck the issue of marks from the film holders in the Stearman - I think it works very efficiently. I always use the Stearman if I want to stand...

If I could make a suggestion, Rodinal on 5x4 and 10x8, at either 1:50 or 1:100 dilution has worked well for me with Fomapan 100. But I don't use an acid stop bath which has been problematic for me - so I use a water stop bath with all my film developing. A weak citric acid solution works as a...

The Jobo tanks with the magnetic attachment require a lid (red plastic), as the cog lid will probably leak chemicals into the processor bath while rotating. On the CPE2/CPP2/CPA2 there two outlets, but they are attached to the Lift mechanism. With the magnetic base the only change is the...

Gary, Foma, in fact almost all B&W film will last for many years in the freezer, and in the fridge. I'm still using 10x8 Kodak Plus-X Pan that expired in the late 70s - and it still exposes and prints well, although I do rate it at 40 ISO, and normally use a yellow filter to boost contrast...

One way is with spotmeter, measure the darkest shadow where you want some detail, and open up two stops. Alternatively take an incident reading, which will give a pretty good exposure. If all you have access to is a reflective meter, like the TTArtisan (which I also have and use), then point it...