How to Develop Film

How to develop black and white film using a Paterson Super System 4 developing tank. For more detail check http://www.squarefrog.co.uk

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• develop
• film
• 120
• 35mm
• black
• white
• developing
• photography

[KeithWasHere1]

so its just tempature,times,and measurements?...is there anyway to mess up and destroy your negatives..(i know taking the back off your camera will,but i was wanting to know can it be done by using the chemicals wrong?

[squarefrog]

@KeithWasHere1 it's as simple as that! The only real way you can destroy your negs is to get the order mixed up. Never put your film into fixer before developer as you will literally wash away your images. Just be methodical and you're films will come out perfect every time. The only time critical process is Developer. Stop and Fix can be longer times without any effect.

Further to my other post - stop chemical is more or less optional. You can rinse your film instead of using stop chemical.

[KeithWasHere1]

say you dont want to make prints you just want the negatives to stop exposing? do you have to use all 4 chemicals or can you just use the developer and then the stop bath? or do you have to use all 4 to achieve a properly developed negative?

[squarefrog]

@KeithWasHere1 you have to use 4. Developer - develops the film, stop - stops the developing process, fixer - removes any unexposed silver from the film so you can view it in light. Wetting agent stops your film drying with ugly white water marks from washing in hard water.

[BoyFromTheOtherSide]

How does developing colour 120 negs differ to developing B&W?

[squarefrog]

@BoyFromTheOtherSide some people say its easier others say its harder. It's easier because the development times are the same for every film. It's harder because you have to keep your chemicals at 38ºC. Not impossible, but a bit trickier.

[squarefrog]

Not pie. Pi. Although I do like pies.

[WhiskeyyWoman]

This ended up relaxing me. I slowly started sinking deeper and deeper into my seat; my eyes became heavy.

But I was disturbed around 4:20 when you fill the tank. The running water killed me! I get a little nutty about wasting water.

[wmckin11]

Just followed your video & website guide, made it super easy and idiot proof! Would be stuck if it wasn't for your guide... Thanks!

[Karinthehybrid193]

oh man, thank you for helping me remember this stuff =] I sorta forgot how to develope my film but thanks to you I remember again lol

[pAcO42146]

@CainmosniMirrored You're obviously blind it's called "How to Develop Film"

[CainmosniMirrored]

This video was retarded. It didn't show us shit. I wanted to see you turn film into a picture. All you did was mix chemicals.

[snakje]

How many times can you reuse the chemicals?

[BerduaDiLangitBiru]

one Q, is this method applicable to all type of b/w negatives regardless brands & iso rating ?

[SenorCajones]

@Starbuckscp Yeah, your video is making me want to take a piss.

[300Z31]

@isuckatstarcraft96 Yes, that makes sense. I didn't know that the tanks were light sealed. That's pretty cool. So realistically, if I wanted to build a home darkroom, it would only have to large enough to allow me to stand or sit and put the film on the roll and into the tanks. Sounds like a plan.

[isuckatstarcraft96]

@300Z31 the only part u have to do blind is the film unrolling and loading.

[300Z31]

I understand that in a dark room, it's...*ahem* dark...but when you're doing this process, it's completely blind? I always thought, and it's probably wrong, that you could have the red lamps and that would not damage the film...so you could at least see what you're doing? If that's not the case, could you at least use like...glow in the dark stickers to mark things so you don't fumble around and grab the wrong tool/chemical?