diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f7b6af8..b5c7985 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - # A Breathless And Brief Introduction To Stand Development +# A Breathless And Brief Introduction To Stand Development ## Before We Get Started ... @@ -866,6 +866,31 @@ results and for the same reasons. +### Update 9-19-2024: Kodak Double X And Standing Development + +After a lot of testing (100s of shots), I have concluded that Kodak +Double X does not like highly dilute developers like PMK Pyro and +Pyrocat-HD (either that, or it doesn't like Pyro, I don't know). +And... it *really* hates standing development with Pyrocat-HD. +Doing so yields very grainy results with gritty looking midtones. + +For Double X, I've found the following to work much better: + +* If you want to do semistand, use D-23 1+3 for 30min with one + midpoint agitation. + +* For conventional development, use HC-110B for 6min or + D-76 1+1 for 7.5 min. + +Of these, the D-76 gave best tonality and minimal grain, though the other two +were close. Standing in D-23 gives excellent results with minimal grain and +has the benefit of compensating the highlights and expanding the midtones. + +Some combination of Double X, high dilution, and long standing times +makes the results ugly and I would advise against it. + + + ## Copyright And Use All content here is Copyright (c) 2021-2024 TundraWare Inc., Des Plaines, IL USA