Kodak Tri-X 400 Film Processing
29 September 2008 Filed in: Film
Processing
We are going to discuss processing the Kodak Tri-X
400 negative film. You will find basic instructions
on the package of each B/W film, but you can play
with the processing fluids and development times to
get different results.
The objective of the instruction is establishing a procedure which can be reproduced and gives predictable results. Afterwards you can play with the time to achieve different effects e.g. more or less grainy negatives.
Each step should be executed immediately.
We will be using the following processing fluids:
Prepare the fluids. Take 125 ml of the fluid and add 125 ml of water. The water should be 20 degrees Celsius.
Go into the darkroom with the lights completely off. Next take the film from the container and put the film into the Paterson development tank. Close the tank and pour the fluid into the container.
Immediately turn the container in a smooth and controlled manner. Remember no violent shaking. Next you should follow the schedule during the 11 minutes:
After 11 minutes empty the container.
Next take 250 ml of the Amaloco S10 prepared fluid and pour the fluid into the container. Don’t take too much time as the remainder of the developing fluid will continue it’s work.
Turn the container every 15 seconds. Stopping the development is achieved after 1 minute.
Pour the fluid from the container.
Take 100 ml of the fluid, add 400 ml water. The 500 ml is sufficient for the fixation of approximately 6 negative films.
Add 250 ml of the fluid and process the film during 5 minutes. Turn the container every 15 seconds.
Get the remainder of the processing fluids of the film by rinsing the film. Use water of 20 degrees Celsius during 8 minutes.
Finally use Amaloco finishing fluid to complete the processing.
The objective of the instruction is establishing a procedure which can be reproduced and gives predictable results. Afterwards you can play with the time to achieve different effects e.g. more or less grainy negatives.
Each step should be executed immediately.
Fluids
We will be using the following processing fluids:
- For film development use Kodak D76
- For stopping the processing use Amaloco s10
- For fixating the result use Amaloco X88
Developing
Prepare the fluids. Take 125 ml of the fluid and add 125 ml of water. The water should be 20 degrees Celsius.
Go into the darkroom with the lights completely off. Next take the film from the container and put the film into the Paterson development tank. Close the tank and pour the fluid into the container.
Immediately turn the container in a smooth and controlled manner. Remember no violent shaking. Next you should follow the schedule during the 11 minutes:
- During the first minute you need to turn the container every 15 seconds
- During the next 10 minutes you should turn the container every 30 seconds
After 11 minutes empty the container.
Stopping
Next take 250 ml of the Amaloco S10 prepared fluid and pour the fluid into the container. Don’t take too much time as the remainder of the developing fluid will continue it’s work.
Turn the container every 15 seconds. Stopping the development is achieved after 1 minute.
Pour the fluid from the container.
Fixation
Take 100 ml of the fluid, add 400 ml water. The 500 ml is sufficient for the fixation of approximately 6 negative films.
Add 250 ml of the fluid and process the film during 5 minutes. Turn the container every 15 seconds.
Rinsing
Get the remainder of the processing fluids of the film by rinsing the film. Use water of 20 degrees Celsius during 8 minutes.
Finally use Amaloco finishing fluid to complete the processing.
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