Anybody had any experiance using t- max devoloper with Ilford Pan F film? Did you have any good luck with it????? Thank You !!!!

-- joe t. (jt69714@aol.com), February 17, 2000

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YES, I JUST RUINED A ROLL TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE IS NO RECOMMENDATION IN ANY TECHNICAL GUIDE I HAVE, SO I TRIED 6 MINUTES AT 680, BUT THE NEGATIVES CAME OUT UNDERDEVELOPED, I'D SUGGEST YOU TO TRY 7-71/2 MINUTES.

-- ed hewett (ehewett@yahoo.com), February 18, 2000.

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As with everything photographic- calibrate before you try an important roll of film on a new process. james

-- james (james_mickelson@hotmail.com), February 18, 2000.

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All is not lost go to http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~migol/photo/devframe.html

-- tony Brookes (gdz00@lineone.net), February 18, 2000.

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Repeat after me...XTOL 1+3, XTOL 1+3, XTOL 1+3...full film speed, grain? what grain...tonality, Yes!...XTOL 1+3, XTOL 1+3... jim

-- Jim Vanson (primary_colors@hotmail.com), February 18, 2000.

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repeat after me.... calibrate, calibrate, calibrate.

-- james (james_mickelson@hotmail.com), February 19, 2000.

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If you have to try out an untested film/dev combination, and have no idea of the development time, try this:

Simply cut off a piece of the film and drop it into a beaker of the developer at the right temperature. In normal room light, time how long it takes to develop to full density; that is usually when the front and back of the film look about the same dark grey. Make a note of this time . Give the clip a quick fix until it's cleared, and check the density by holding it up to the light. Compare it with a fully fogged piece of film from a known film/dev combination, and repeat with any necessary adjustments, to get similar densities.

It's not 100% accurate by any means, but a good starting point, and should give printable negs at least.

-- Pete Andrews (p.l.andrews@bham.ac.uk), February 21, 2000.

The developing times for Ilford Pan F using T-Max developer: T-Max 1+4, at 20'C (68'F), EI at 50 for 6 min. Hope this helps...Gene

-- Gene Brown (genedonna@the-i.net), July 28, 2001.

Oh my! Pan F with Tmax Dev. I use that all the time. I looked at the box in which the Pan F was packaged and it recommended EI 50 for 4 min. at 68F. The ISO, time, and temp are also listed on www.digitaltruth.com As for 6 min. at 68F, this is recommended with EI 80. I love Pan F....too bad it doesn't come in 4 x 5 sheets!

-- Mark Wiens (mark@wiens.com), November 11, 2001.