Rolls 1097 and 1098: Ilford FP4+ @ EI 125 // Caffenol CL semi-stand
- 1098 (on top): Collaboration [Beer] Fest.
- 1097: Quick trip to Santa Fe.
First two rolls taken with my new (used) Pentax K-1000! Suspect that roll 1097 was not actually exposed. Which is a reminder on using a K-1000. Which I am otherwise quite excited about.
Both Ilford FP4+ at box speed of 125. Both in metal 35mm reels in 120 tank. Pre-wet film ~20 minutes at 70 degrees, changing once.
Caffenol C-L: 8g waterfree washing soda, 5g Vitamin C, 8g iodized table salt; let stand five minutes; added 20g instant coffee (Kroger). Mixed each into ~450mL water at 68 degrees in indicated order, shaking each to ensure it is fully dissolved. Added water at 68 degrees to 500mL. Let stand five minutes.
Poured out pre-wetting water, then poured developer into tank and started timer for 70 minutes. Agitated gently continuouslyfor first thirty seconds, then tapped hard on the bottom several times at let stand at edge of sink. At 35 minutes, agitated gently and continuously for 30 seconds, then left sitting upside-down for remaining time.
Rinsed ~5 minutes in tap water at ~68 degrees, entirely emptying container multiple times. Fixed in Ilford Rapid Fixer 1+4 (that’s now 30 rolls, 20 after replenishment), agitating 10x over 20 seconds initially, then 5x over ten seconds every minute for five minutes. (Fixing test: an undeveloped part of a strip of HP4+ was exposed to fixer for thirty seconds, then, when dropped in, took 75 seconds to become completely clear.) Reclaimed fixer, then rinsed 10 minutes in cold (60 degree) water, with one pump dish soap at the beginning. Finger-squeegied each roll, then cracked it like a whip several times, then finger-squeegied again, then hung the negatives horizontally to dry. Well, roll 1098 is hung horizontally; roll 1097, being blank, is hung vertically.