Wow, Tri-X and D-76! I remember using those in the mid to late 1970s. We actually started with Microdol X, but switched to D-76 for its shorter development times. (Microdol X developed negatives with a finer grain, which made it better for very detailed photos, especially if you wanted to enlarge them to more than 8x10, but we were impatient, so the shorter bath times of D-76 won out.)
I imagine Tri-X and D-76 was the standard in high school dark rooms across the country along with Pentax K1000s. I've got about 20 unused packs of D-76 from the early 80's. It seems to have held up well. Once this pandemic eases up and we can go back to face to face instruction with students, I plan to start teaching in the darkroom again.
@@joewannab1244, ahhh, the Pentax K1000... My high school didn't have a K1000. They had an earlier Pentax SLR, with a screw-mount lens. I remember being warned not to cross-thread it, although in the end, my brother and I never actually borrowed it, because Dad surprised us by pulling out his Rolleiflex TLR. (Until he did that, we were unaware that he had any still camera other than a Polaroid.) As fine as it was, the Rolleiflex was not a collector's item yet, but since none of our fellow high school students had ever seen anything like it, it still gave us a bit of instant celebrity status. The school also had a rangefinder for students to borrow, but darned if I can remember what it was. Cool stuff, though.
Rolleiflex! Now that's cool. I have an Ikoflex from 1936 that I really enjoy shooting with. TLRs are really fun in my opinion. Is that Rollei still around?
You got 'Latent Image Regression' there -- as the films had been exposed so many years ago the Atoms of Silver Halide struck by 'Photons of Light' as the snap was taken have 'Decayed' so not all able to be reduced to metallic Silver Grains by the D76 developing agents. If I get 'Old Exposed Film' i always give it more Developing time to make up for the Latent Image Regression.
Thank you for the advice. I was flying by the seat of my pants on this one. Do you have a method of calculating how much more time to add to the development time? These negatives are too thin to print with an enlarger. Thank goodness for scanning technology.
Oh No! I hope all is well now? Thank you for replying. I will definitely add more time if I ever get the opportunity to develop another set of old, unprocessed film. I hope you get well soon.
Mystery high school yearbook undeveloped film? Soup it in the most-fog-resistant film developer you have on hand! What were on high school yearbook photographer's minds in the 1980's? Vintage D-76 of the same era should be interesting to use.;) I see that you're using what used to be called "amateur plastic" film developing reels. (Real photographers used stainless steel reels and tanks, according to the photo magazines of the 1960's.) Doesn't anyone use a FUNNEL to pour D-76 from gallon container to graduated measuring cylinder any more, either?
Wow, Tri-X and D-76! I remember using those in the mid to late 1970s. We actually started with Microdol X, but switched to D-76 for its shorter development times. (Microdol X developed negatives with a finer grain, which made it better for very detailed photos, especially if you wanted to enlarge them to more than 8x10, but we were impatient, so the shorter bath times of D-76 won out.)
I imagine Tri-X and D-76 was the standard in high school dark rooms across the country along with Pentax K1000s. I've got about 20 unused packs of D-76 from the early 80's. It seems to have held up well. Once this pandemic eases up and we can go back to face to face instruction with students, I plan to start teaching in the darkroom again.
@@joewannab1244, ahhh, the Pentax K1000... My high school didn't have a K1000. They had an earlier Pentax SLR, with a screw-mount lens. I remember being warned not to cross-thread it, although in the end, my brother and I never actually borrowed it, because Dad surprised us by pulling out his Rolleiflex TLR. (Until he did that, we were unaware that he had any still camera other than a Polaroid.) As fine as it was, the Rolleiflex was not a collector's item yet, but since none of our fellow high school students had ever seen anything like it, it still gave us a bit of instant celebrity status. The school also had a rangefinder for students to borrow, but darned if I can remember what it was. Cool stuff, though.
Rolleiflex! Now that's cool. I have an Ikoflex from 1936 that I really enjoy shooting with. TLRs are really fun in my opinion. Is that Rollei still around?
You got 'Latent Image Regression' there -- as the films had been exposed so many years ago the Atoms of Silver Halide struck by 'Photons of Light' as the snap was taken have 'Decayed' so not all able to be reduced to metallic Silver Grains by the D76 developing agents. If I get 'Old Exposed Film' i always give it more Developing time to make up for the Latent Image Regression.
Thank you for the advice. I was flying by the seat of my pants on this one. Do you have a method of calculating how much more time to add to the development time? These negatives are too thin to print with an enlarger. Thank goodness for scanning technology.
@@joewannab1244 Sorry for Delay -- was rushed to Hospital but out now -- NO not any 'Formula to Calculate Extra Time' I just add about 20%
Oh No! I hope all is well now? Thank you for replying. I will definitely add more time if I ever get the opportunity to develop another set of old, unprocessed film. I hope you get well soon.
I always see you in the comments all across film TH-cam, Pete. Hope you're doing well
Can you, tell me what camera brand, that film was shot in?
I'm pretty sure they were shot on a Pentax K1000. I have several of those bodies and lenses from the same stash as the film canisters.
yess pt 2!
Mystery high school yearbook undeveloped film? Soup it in the most-fog-resistant film developer you have on hand! What were on high school yearbook photographer's minds in the 1980's? Vintage D-76 of the same era should be interesting to use.;)
I see that you're using what used to be called "amateur plastic" film developing reels. (Real photographers used stainless steel reels and tanks, according to the photo magazines of the 1960's.)
Doesn't anyone use a FUNNEL to pour D-76 from gallon container to graduated measuring cylinder any more, either?