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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / July 2004

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New 400TX Rotary X's Too short

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Indheatec - 22 Jul 2004 02:24 GMT
Processed my first couple of rolls of 400TX  (320 iso) according to Kodak's
rotary instructions and the neg's are thinner than I would like them. By my eye
it will take about 10 - 15% more time.  What's the general accord on
development timing of this new film.

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Bob McCarthy
Donald Qualls - 22 Jul 2004 04:55 GMT
> Processed my first couple of rolls of 400TX  (320 iso) according to Kodak's
> rotary instructions and the neg's are thinner than I would like them. By my eye
> it will take about 10 - 15% more time.  What's the general accord on
> development timing of this new film.

There has been considerable speculation that due to an error in testing
or data recording/collection/editing, Kodak may have published times for
the wrong dilution of some developers with the new 400TX -- especially
HC-110, where it's widely believed the published times are closer to
correct for Dilution A than Dilution B.

My recommendation?  Forget it's a "different" film, and treat it like
old TX.  The difference between TX and 400TX in most developers is less
than variations you'd introduce without realizing it, like changes in
agitation, one-degree differences in temperature, etc.

And in the end, the times you get anywhere are just starting points;
I've had to cut my times for TMY by almost 50% from most published times
in order to get normal negatives.  The only way to find the times that
will give *you* the negatives *you* want is to test for yourself.

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