Response to Development Chart 5 - Agfa APX 100

For my 35 mm APX 100 (shot at E.I. 100), I use ID-11 1:1 for 12-1/2 minutes at 68 degrees. I use 400 ml total (200 ml ID-11 and 200 ml water) in a 16-ounce tank. I gently agitate for the first 30 seconds (banging the tank several times to loosen air bubbles), then four gentle inversions every minute after that. I keep it at 68 degrees, but sometimes it's 69 or maybe even 70 degrees at the end. I use a water rinse and Photoformulary T4 alkaline fixer for about four minutes. I'm amazed at the end result with this film. No matter what film I try to compare it to, this combination of developer and film still gives me the sharpest-appearing images. It's a wonderful film and developer combination. I haven't used the 120 format enough to comment because this same amount of development time yields negatives that are overdeveloped, so I'll need to test. So I stick with 35 mm since I've got the time down right.

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