Developer and Fixer for Film AND Paper?

[vicky]

Hey all,
I have a bunch of chemicals for printing photos, but I've never actually developped the film myself and want to do some today.

I just read the bottles and the fixer (agfa agefix) says it can be used as a fixer for film at 1+7 for normal fixing, or 1+5 for rapid fixing.

What would the times be for fixing?


There's no mention on my developer (Agfa Multicontrast developer) about using it with film...

Has anyone tried it before?

[ann]

the agfa developer is for paper.

the fixing times are going to be about 5 minutes, unless it is tmax film which takes a bit longer.

there is the classic fixer test , take a film leader and put it in the fixer and time how long it takes to clear and then double the time for film that has been exposed.

[Terri]

Vicky, great to see you!

Good luck with your first film development. You'll find how simple the process really is and wodner what took you so long to give it a try. If you like shooting a lot of B&W, you're going to save a ton of money doing it at home.

Have fun - and I hope to hear how it goes, if not actually see the results.

[CW Jones]

What film are you shooting? I think I still have my list of fix times/ratios from class. Every film is a little different. Usually 5+ minutes or so, you can't really over fix. I left prints in fix for about a hour... I forgot and went to lunch with some people form class, came back and they were fine.

[JC1220]

leaving film and prints in fixer for extended periods of time, especially rapid fixer, will cause bleaching. 3-5 mins for RC plastic paper, 5-7 mins for fiber.

[CW Jones]

ya this luckily was a VERY used fixer haha I mean it was in the group darkroom for about 6 hours straight with 10+ people making at least 5 prints an hour haha you do the math, it was well used and I was surprised it still did the trick!

[JC1220]

Just as in extended wash times, soaking a print in a liquid for long periods of time runs the risk of floating the emulsion off the paper as well. Less likely with RC but it will happen.

[Terri]

One of the reasons I decided to make a darkroom at home was because I couldn't bear working in community darkrooms.

One of my favorite papers ever was the old Agfa MCC 118, but it was somewhat prone to exactly what JC described. A wonderful emulsion for bromoil and hand coloring, but if I didn't hang over it during development, as well as washing, I could end up in trouble when I got to working with it.