Response to What developing time for 1/2 stop underexposure ?

Gareth, if you shot the same subjects on the balck and white as the chromes, i would extend the processing time. However, if you have not used the lab before, or processed your own chromes in the chemistry you are using(or not used your chemistry in a while) the problem could be there too..either way i would prefer to have a neg that is a little dense before i would a thin one. the delta tends to push nicely, so if you use ID-11 ( Ilfords D-76 ) @ 1:1 and increase you normal processing time by 20% this should help your negs. My normal time for Delta 100 in ID-11 1:1 @ 68f is 11 1/2 min. T-max 100 ( in my opinion ) pushes really crappy. i would use nothing less than a semi compensating developer. I am still hooked on HC-110. it is very stable, versatile, and yields nice results. I hardly ever use the recommended ASA ( which i am assuming is what you shot the film at ) I find the shadow detail is lacking at these ratings. if that is the case, the HC-110 will yield a little more contrast in the shadows. Also, the meter in the camera averages everything to 18% gray. if you were shooting something white, it will have underexposed the film (telling the film to make the metered white area gray). Good Luck, Sean

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