diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 409c943..110c342 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ than box ASA speeds. (See the [Updates](#updates) section for other ideas.) +* But there is a big downside with this. Highly dilute development + raises acutance at the expense of making grain more visible. This + tends to get worse the longer the film sits in developer. + + For larger formats, this typically isn't a big deal, but it's a + killer for 35mm if you want very high quality images, particularly + with faster films like Tri-X. For this reason, when processing 35mm + film, I use Pyrocat-HD 5:3:500, agitate initially for 90 seconds, + for 5 seconds at 7, 14, and 21 minutes, and pull the film at 28 + minutes. + * When faced with a low contrast or short Subject Brightness range, a lower dilution semistand (1.5:1:250) for an hour seems to work best. Begin with 2 minutes agitation and one 15 second midpoint agitation