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first mistake

Thursday April 9, 2009 at 09:37AM

OK, so i've run the first roll of film - Ilford XP2 Super - through my Yashica... and i've already made my first mistake, a minor one and really no big deal, yet to me it's a mistake. i want to develop B+W film and what do i get. i get a B+W film that you have to develop as a colour film - C-41 - perfect! i haven't got the necessary chemicals yet, so the problem isn't overwhelming, it's just, i'll be developing at home and i'm also concerned about our environment and i don't want to use any unnecessary chemicals... yadda yadda yadda! and i really didn't think of the issue of "Where Do I Dispose Of The Chemicals?", you can't just pour them down the drain. however there are some B+W chemicals you can pour down the drain and that's what i had in mind i was going to use, that is until i found out i got the "wrong" kind of film. of course i could try to develop the Ilford XP2 Super in B+W developer and see how it turns out, maybe i'll just go ahead and do that.

anyway, if anyone is interested in Ilford XP2 Super 120 films then i have plenty (eight left), and maybe you want to take some of them off my hand or maybe you have some 120 B+W film and you want to trade?!

of course i can always get them developed at a lab, it just seems completely silly when i'll be developing my own, it's just i don't want to get two sets of different chemicals just because i got that one pack of Ilford XP2 Super.

any advice or ideas are very welcome :-)

6 Comments / add your comment?

Purple T says:
Unless you do use all the films then a lab is probably the best as they will dispose of the chemicals properly. If you develop them yourself then your local authority may have a place to take the chemicals.

I remember when this type of film first came out, some labs tried developing as b&w. I don't think it worked very well. Then they started to refuse to do them at a place i used to go to. So you're not the first to get in a muddle with these films.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
denz says:
I think you can develop your XP2 with b&w chemicals... but you won't be able to reuse chemicals!
Have a look at www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.ph, you'll have developing time for D76 or ID11 at least.
Result can be weird, but you'll get something :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
Tony Parkes says:
I agree go with the black and white chemicals for the XP-2, you won't get the "best look" this way but the negatives should be usable.

Also don't worry about pouring the chemicals down the sink, there are much worse chemicals that go down there from normal household waste ... the developer and fixer will be very diluted and will help keep your drains clean ;)

Btw ... every mistake is a leap in your learning curve, I should know I make them everyday :D !!!!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
Slipery Mule replies:
Gotta say every tiny bit of enviro filth that goes down the sink adds up to a massive amount. I tend to soak my toxic waste into my hard rubbish that ends up in a land fill - land fills are sealed.
The old 'every little bit helps' mantra.
That said, my knickers aren't all twisted over it
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
[da] says:
I have four Ilford HP5 Plus 400 to trade, they're expired in 2006 but kept in refrigerator, they should be ok. If you're interested tell me :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
John says:
I see ,mistake cause me silk.
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