{"id":4880,"date":"2020-11-13T19:06:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T18:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/?p=4880"},"modified":"2020-11-13T19:29:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T18:29:12","slug":"developer-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/archives\/4880","title":{"rendered":"Developer Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Work makes it hard to get outside while it is still light but I&#8217;ve been itching to test out using Ilford PQ Universal developer on my dry plates. Last night I set up a simple still life. I didn&#8217;t really have the energy to do more than pick an object. I&#8217;m please with the image I made and a little surprised there was so little difference between developer concentrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PXL_20201113_172749399-1-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PXL_20201113_172749399-1-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PXL_20201113_172749399-1-500x640.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PXL_20201113_172749399-1-768x982.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PXL_20201113_172749399-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Top Left:  Well under exposed first shot in PQ @ 1:29<\/li><li>Top Right: Reframed and plus one stop. PQ @ 1:29 for 7 minutes<\/li><li>Bottom Left: PQ @ 1:19 for 6 minutes<\/li><li>Botton Right: PQ @ 1:9 for 6 minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All were developed until I didn&#8217;t see any more detail coming in the shadows. I think I&#8217;m basically developing to completion on these. More exposure would have given denser results but not markedly higher contrast. They are still a bit thin overall. I thought there would be much more difference between 1:9 and 1:19. Ilford recommend 1:19 for pictorial work and 1:9 for more graphic stuff with sheet film but this emulsion is more like a paper emulsion. Overall tonality is really nice. I could scan to have details in the specular highlights if I wanted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img20201113_17360755-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4885\" width=\"688\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img20201113_17360755-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img20201113_17360755-2-512x640.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img20201113_17360755-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img20201113_17360755-2-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.hyam.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/img20201113_17360755-2.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption>Scan of bottom right plate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Conclusion is I think I&#8217;ll adopt Ilford PQ as my default developer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work makes it hard to get outside while it is still light but I&#8217;ve been itching to test out using Ilford PQ Universal developer on my dry plates. 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