Now THIS is how you do an instructional video. Uncut, no fast forwarding, nothing. Beautifully done!!!

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Its what its intended to be. A follow along video.

Nico, I want to say thank you for making this video. It really means a lot to me, it helped me to understand how to process process film. It's something that I'm starting to get into and watching you really help me feel a little bit more confident and getting into the process of developing my own. I wish you the best and thank you so much again.

@NicosPhotographyShow

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the message and hope you enjoy shooting and developing film as much as I do. Nothing more satisfying than seeing the images come out of the tank.

One of your finest! It's like a cooking show!

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Developing with Nico! Buy my merch soonnn

Nico this is a great video! Just what I needed to get started with my new Jobo tank! Thank you Gary

Thank you so much for this. I have been looking for something 'step by step' like this that was clear, and easy to understand. You have given me the confidence to try developing myself. Still scared but far more well informed.

Okay, now we have the best "how to" develop film video on YT. He does it right, hits all of the key points, and he explains why it's done that way. Fantastic that someone is actually using a good quality tank system instead of the leaky, cumbersome Paterson one. Another option, better than Paterson and half the cost of the Jobo, is the AP, also sold as the store-brand tank by B&H, Adorama, and Freestyle. You can use half the recommended amount of Photoflo, which does the same job and leaves less foam and risk of excess residue on the film. A huge Thank You to Nico.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randall, I tried my best. AP is actually made in Spain (its where Im based). So will try to get some as soon as possible.

This is like Mister Rogers for me, thank you. Very great and generous video

Thanks, nice to refresh my old memory.

@NicosPhotographyShow

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! We all need it sometimes!

Excellent and simple presentation....

About 10 years ago I got into this as a hobby. Started to pick it up again and your videos have been a wonderful refresher (and reminder how many mistakes I made in the past!)

@NicosPhotographyShow

2 жыл бұрын

Im glad it helped! There are always mistakes to fix, its the fun part of it all

The best part of film photography is seeing your negatives for the first time when you develop your own film, I actually think I like it more than anything else about film photography

@HermiLazyycat

4 жыл бұрын

“Magic!” - I said that to myself every single time I see the roll developed well. ☺️

Awesome Video Nico 👍. I just got into film photography and I feel this is the right video I was looking for, recently got all the chemicals and and kind of don’t know what to do next. I got the Film Photography Project D76 powder developer but I guess I can reuse that, and I got the stop bath from Kodak, and the fixer from Ilford, man I got a lil bit of everything. I am big fan of your videos you have ton of great information and love Nico news, always watch it! Gracias por hacker estos videos son muy informativos y Claros de enetender : )

Great video Nico. It helped me a lot. Greetings!

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Iñigo!

I´ll take my first steps on developing my own films and this vedeo was extremely useful. Thanks a bunch and regards from Brazil.

Thank you so much!

Thx a lot for this video I have watched every time I developed 👌

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

Great video!

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Magnus.

cooking show for photographers - super well done

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 👍

Your absolutely right I forgot about the time. I know you'll do other good videos. Thanks. Mark

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Will find a way to do some for stand.

Thank you for this

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

2+ reasons for a quick pre soaking; you maintain the correct temperature of the developer otherwise the temperature can drop once poured into the tank, the tank and reel possibly being colder than the liquid; it equalises the developer reacting to the film mitigating reducing streaking or dev marks; this also can help reduce bubble rings (yes always knock). One other thing, it's not a cocktail shaker, slow steady inversions.

Thanks!!

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Great video...

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks

Great instructional video. That is how you do it. I picked up a few pointers too! Great work! Do you ever use the Hypo Clearing Agent?

Whoa, you actually change your fixer? :)) I only change mine once a year just because I feel guilty for overusing it. The last time works just like the first time, never had any issues, but I extend the fixing time to 10 minutes. Note: You can't overfix, so don't worry about that. If you underfix, you can come back and refix at any time. The film should be light-tight in the first 10 seconds after it touches the fixer. You can actually check how the film clears at every minute or whatever. Good video, Nico!

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mihnea! I change fixer a lot because of amount of film i do. So I rather be safe than sorry. ;)

Been there and done that with the ga645, i shot half a roll with the cap on second time i used mine

well done video. If someone wants to shorten the video, they can speed up the play to 1.25X, or 1.5X and still make out all the dialog without missing any details. That jobo tank looks really nice. It looks to have a good seal that appears not to leak, and also seems easy to fill and empty quickly. My latest purchase has been the latest versions of the ones made in Spain (AP PHOTO), but they only make for single, and also a double 35mm reel size. Paterson tanks can leak a bit for me, but they do offer a triple reel size tank which support processing for very dilute developers needing extra volume of diluted developer per reel. If someone wants to watch the video a little quicker, they can still make out all the dialog, and speed up the play to 1.25X, or 1.5X and not miss anything. I agree about the steam in the shower. I dry film in a tall clothing garment bag, and prepare the garment bags environment beforehand by runnig a vegetable steamer in it for about 20-30 minutes. If people don't think there is much dust in the air, just look at the air as the morning sunlight peers through a window! (a dark background reveals a multitude of dust particles in the air.) I've also added a shop light in the garment bag in past to speed up the dry time, but without using any type of fan so as to minimize any movement of dust, But now, I keep shop lights in the background instead, to safely keep electrical appliances away from my steamer moisture, and patiently let the film dry overnight. I've considered adding a boot dryer to the garment bag floor, so as to gently speed up drying, but just don't really want any fan moving the air unless I can guarantee no movement of dust. I want perfectly 'dust-free' negatives, and having shop lights behind the drying negatives is a bit like seeing the negatives on a light table: it offers me patience because I can admire them while they dry safely & completely.

WOW ! really nice video. Well done and super clear. Could you do a developing of Ilford HP5+ pushed to 1600 in Kodak Xtol diluted 1:1

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will put it on the list! Never tried Xtol.

Great series, very thorough! I already feel pretty confident about b&w development. But I hope you'll be doing colour too, since I am definitely not confident about that! Is Acros really a T-grain film, though? I always developed that as a regular film, and I never had problems with the results.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Color is coming in different formats, kits, tanks and so on... get ready! Acros is T-grain film, probably not a big issue to fix normally but better to be safe.

great series, Nicos, but one suggestion, how about showing some 4x5 " and other sheet film developing, what you use ( ie, do you Always have to tray develop, or are there tank, aka daylight options), and esp. the changes from 35 and roll film processes, as there are plenty of 35 mm developing videos, just NOT enough on sheet film. maybe start with some "beginner friendly" emulsions, so that we know how to start with those.

Hi Nico! Love your channel. I wonder if you could do a ECN2 developing show. Thanks!

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I will try but there are not many ECN-2 kits available.

yes, Nicos, like a "cooking show".... BUT without the "here is one I prepared earlier" !!!!!

Enjoyed the video. How about stand developing. Thanks Mark.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, will feature it as soon as possible, but it might be a looong one. As most stand is 1 hour. ;)

It sounds like you can mix and match, but, for the beginner, would you say it best to start developing Ilford film (I'm doing HP5 400) with Ilford products, Kodak with Kodak chemicals, etc? I wanna start with B&W...then to color then to the special kids shooting Kodak Vison 3 movie film where you have to strip off the remjet layer as part of the process. That stuff looks amazing, but, I gotta start here first..... Thank you in advance, CC

Thank you for this very informative video!! I noticed that you didn’t use hypoclear (unless you did and I missed it) is that step necessary? On the Mass Dev chart hypoclear is a step (I know some people don’t use this) Thank you!

@NicosPhotographyShow

Жыл бұрын

I dont use hypoclear, i just wash multiple times and use the wetting agent after. Never had issues.

this is a great video. Thank you. Quick question: if you want to use vinegar fo the stopping bath, can you use it pure or dilute it in water? if you dilute it in water, which would be a recommended ratio? thank you again!

@dennyoconnor8680

6 ай бұрын

The stop bath I use is plain water.. Fill tank, swirl it around gently for a minute, pour out. Do that a second time and move on to hypo (fixer) Been doing BW in the darkroom since 1952, beginning in the single bathroom in my parents house (lots of grumbling)

This video is on its way to helping those who are learning, thanks, have you thought about showing variations on developer, dilutions and film speed to achieve fine or cause grain negatives. The possibilities with film development are just about endless.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, yes Im working on different iterations of this concept, different tanks, films, developers. I have around 100.000 videos to make... jokes aside, I want to do the most I can. Showing what you mention is a spinoff from this.

@petervanorsouw2858

4 жыл бұрын

@@NicosPhotographyShow That is great, I'm an experienced photographer, but I still like to see how others do it, and I'm always learning. Thank you.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

@@petervanorsouw2858 I agree, the day we decide to stop learning is the end of the fun and growth with photography.

I'd like to see a tricky film/developer combo. CMS 20ii in Adotech iv. I've heard you need to do only one inversion every minute and very slow. Also i heard that you only fix for a short time. Not sure. Would love to see you attempt it. Very temperature specific as well.

you developed the shit outta that film yo

Nico. Nice information video. But you never mentioned what timer you used and where to get one. Thanks

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Its a classic Gralab timer, not sure they are made anymore. But a triple timer app for a phone does the same thing. Just wanted a visual representation for viewers.

my coolest room in Australia is 28 degrees Celsius, I have to always put my developer in the fridge.

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I only do that in summer.

I watched the whole thing

@NicosPhotographyShow

2 жыл бұрын

Hope it was helpful.

I used HC-110 but you can't get it in Iceland so will probably start using D76 and I'm wondering how do you bring diluted developer up to 20 C after it sits on a shelf etc.? Put in a water filled pot on a stove?

Hi, Nico, great video! One question on fixing - is it possible to use C41 fixer with B&W film? I am replenishing my C41 fixer by taking away and then adding 30ml of fresh fixer per film. The leftover I keep in a separate bottle and tried it with a piece of B&W film. It cleaned the emulsion within 10 seconds, so it seems much more potent than regular fixer. I assume it would need to be dissolved with a lot of water. Would be great to hear your experience with this. Thanks!

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Nooo!! Dont mix bw chemical and color, they are very different.

@jebemligashta

3 жыл бұрын

@@NicosPhotographyShow thanks for the quick reply!

I take my silver to city college where they have a great photography course and they dispose of it accordingly.

I really like the concept. You may want to be careful of not dropping so much info on other options while waiting as you may get beginners lost.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Note taken. Hope it will slowly all make sense to all users. But its true I spam with info!

What about rotary development with a jobo? Time would be the same? Thank you for your videos :)

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, with Jobo machines add a 5 minute presoak with water at developing temperature, all the rest is the same. Except for Xtol that doesnt need it, as far as I know.

@christiancardona9889

4 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks again

I used to reuse my fixer for 10 times around

this was amazing!! Thanks so much. Can you do Tmax3200 with D76 to maximize grain?

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alexis! I can do Tmax3200 in D76 no problem.

@alexiscuarezma

3 жыл бұрын

@@NicosPhotographyShow Thanks so much :) btw A colleague who makes his own BW chem told me that developing BW film in straight Dektol gives an insane amount of grain. Not sure if heard of this before or experiment, but could you possibly try it and compared the result to D76 with Tmax3200?

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

So you are looking fro extra grain? Just to be 100% sure.

@alexiscuarezma

3 жыл бұрын

@@NicosPhotographyShow yes, the most amount of grain.

@alexiscuarezma

3 жыл бұрын

@@NicosPhotographyShow Just re-watched this entire video again. I picked up Fixer, Stop bath & wetting agent yesterday :) I already have the D-76 in powder. The Fixer & Stop bath are lllford Liquid concentrate. I'm shooting a roll of 35mm Tmax3200 tonight then going to develop it myself. I'm excited. I haven't done this since college and usually when I shoot 35mm BW film I let a lab do it. Thanks so much Nico. Your channel rocks.

Hello, why are my TMax 100 negatives, revealing according to developer and fixer manufacturers instructions and times, come out violet? It is normal? Leave 15 exaggerated minutes in fixative (instructions said 60-90 seconds) and they were transparent like the Ilford, Agfa. Will I have problems printing Tmax with violet color? Thank you

Can you do a video with Rodinal and tmz3200 maybe also with AdoFix Ado AdoStop and AdoFlo ?

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Putting it on the list.

@simonplmondon1234

4 жыл бұрын

Nicos Photography Show great

Plastic gloves squeeze against emulsion hypo clean or not one day we will see damage

Hi, is prewashing required?

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 ай бұрын

I dont usually prewash.

Can i used Kodak fixer powder

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can. Fixers can be different. Just check the dilution and fixe away!

Why buying a Jobo when you can get a Nico 😃

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Kickstarter coming soon to get your own Nico.

What’s the camera in the background?

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Stenopeika Hyper 4x5.

@CertainExposures

4 жыл бұрын

Nicos Photography Show it’s handsome.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

@@CertainExposures It does look good under studio lights.

Blimey !! ( Good Old London Expression) your negs look a bit too thin !

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

They do, but Tmax 100 in D76 is not my usual. I would have souped it in HC-110. Always can bring some contrast back in the darkroom.

Hells Kitchen :)))

@NicosPhotographyShow

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the point!

First time I see someone using a syringe with a needle for this. That seems unsafe and unnecessary.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, should try a different method.

@randallstewart175

4 жыл бұрын

Right, so you cut or break the needle off the end of the syringe. If you know a diabetic, you can get a once used one on request; we go through huge qualities a year.

@randallstewart175

4 жыл бұрын

That would be "quantities".

This is missing a lot of important information about mixing ratio. Loading in the canister. Also, not everyone is going to the exact chemicals. ILFORD has made a detailed video, link attached. kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4SFmbGJqZu6Yto.html

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

If you check the introduction I made videos per each chemical I used. Its meant to be a guide these specific chemicals with this film not a how to develop film in general. Like you said the Ilford video is more of a general overview. Im looking for exact procedures.

Very wasteful of expensive developer.

@NicosPhotographyShow

4 жыл бұрын

It was for the sake of science. Sorry you find it wasteful.

@elangeldelamusica

4 жыл бұрын

expensive????

@MarqelexsisAmaro

4 жыл бұрын

B&W developers are not that expensive and as Nico stated doing one-shot is a good way to go. Most developers don't last that long in poorly sealed tanks anyway unless you are replenishing or make from concentrates (6 month for properly sealed containers for Dev's like XTOL / D-76, Rodinal and HC-110 are in concentrates).