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How to develop for inbetween ISO values that i cant find on Massive Dev?


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Hey all,
I want to shoot some HP5 at 160 but on the massive dev chart i can only find HC110 times for ISO 100 (pulled 2 stops) and 200 (Pulled 1 stop). at 160 its pulled 1 and 1/3 stops. Anyone know how i calculate the dev times?

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If (according to the massive dev chart) normal development is 11 minutes, pull 1 stop is minus 3 minutes, and pull 2 stops is minus 4.5 minutes, drawing a rough curve would suggest approx. minus 3 minutes and 45 secs.  I take the published figures as just approximations anyway.

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Why?

if you want to lower the contrast of the negatives by overexposing them and under developing then do so, but if not try a softer slower working developer or a slower film.

my friend does rate his Delta 400 film at 200 and reduces the developing time to compensate and produces fine exhibition prints, as he has for 50+ years.

Some of his pictures can be found here http://johnbracey.greatyarmouthphotographic.co.uk/index.html

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