diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5448e08..e4a90b9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -432,6 +432,29 @@ can process normally if needed. + +## Update 6-3-2021: Very Old Film + +Since this was first written, I've done a fair bit of testing using low +agitation with very old, expired film. So far, I've discovered +several things worth noting: + + +* Old Kodak Tri-X (expired 7/1993) takes semistand processing + in Pyrocat-HD perfectly, shows full speed, and has no noteable fog. + +* Very old Kodak Plus-X (expired 11/1974) is another matter. It shows + horrible bromide drag at the hanger suspension locations - even + using the most minimal support. + + Whether this is the nature of this film or its age isn't clear. I + have to do further testing with other Plus-X vintages. What is + clear is that this is definitely induced by the Pyrocat-HD. When I + took the same film/scene and semistand processed it in D-23 1:1 for + 60 minutes, I got perfect negatives that actually showed slightly + better film speed than the Pyrocat-HD negs. + + ## Copyright And Use All content here is Copyright (c) 2021 TundraWare Inc., Des Plaines, IL USA