Anybody knows the time/temperature to develop Delta-100 film with T-Max developer (using small tank). Is the result satisfactory?

-- Stanley Ng (ngs@hongkong.btap.bt.com), December 10, 1997

Answers

The following works fine for me: TMax Dev (1+4) 100 ASA 6min TMax Dev (1+4) 200 ASA 8min.

I think I now achieve better results by using Agfa Rodinal, though (the negs look sharper, but TMax developer gives you slightly finer grain - only important if you shoot 35mm which I don't do).

Uli.

-- Uli Volp (cuv20@cam.ac.uk), January 06, 1998.

OK, so its seven months since you first posted this question, so you must have sorted it out for yourself by now but this is my experience of many rolls of Delta 100 through T-Max. Im sure if you look on the box Ilford recommends 6 minutes at 20 degrees for 100 ISO. I started out using this but found my negs were consistently a bit thin. Ive since increased my development times to 7 minutes and am much happier with what Im getting. It may sound a bit drastic but it works for me...I guess you just have to experiment a bit until you get what you like.

-- Ian Cater (katz@buckfieldlord.co.uk), July 10, 1998.