Help! I shot a roll of Tmax 100 but did not change the ASA on my camera. It was at 3200. Brilliant, I know. Any suggestions on developing this roll pushed 5 stops with D-76? I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. Rick.

-- Rick Mah (irkc@yahoo.com), November 15, 1999

Answers

(1) Open wastebin. (2) Insert film. (3) Close wastebin.

However you develop it, the only detail you will see on the negative will be the subject highlights, and you will need to print at a high contrast to get these on the print. The mid-grey portions of the subject won't have registered on the film.

-- Alan Gibson (Alan.Gibson@technologist.com), November 16, 1999.

I guess this is good incentive to get some DX labels for my bulk film cartridges.

Sorry to hear you lost the roll, Rick. You could try a creative guess; you're not going to lose much. I doubt your pictures will be usable but you don't know if you don't try.

Jim

-- Jim MacKenzie (photojim@yahoo.com), November 30, 1999.

(And now from the "Somewhat Better Late than Never" department:)

Well, something like this requires quantity time in dilute developer. I have been getting great negatives from Tmax 400 @ 1600, Xtol 1:2, 68F for 25-30min.

Something like this I think I would give it an hour, Xtol 1:3, 75F. That's the best lunatic guess I can give.

-- Brian C. Miller (brianm@ioconcepts.com), December 08, 1999.