Developing Kodak TriX 400 Pushed to 6400

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Watch this if you're looking for a step-by-step tutorial where you can Learn How To Develop Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 6400 using Ilford DD-X developer. • If you are new to developing Black and White film, watch first my How to Develop Black White Film video: • • How to Develop Black White Film • If you want to see the pictures from the episode, check out the blog post: • https://www.oneyearwithfilmonly.com/s... • Follow me on Instagram: • / onfilmonly • Blog Post: • Today I'm developing a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 shot at 6400 ISO. • • I've been wanting to try this little experience for a while now. Some films are known for handling push processing very well and Kodak TX400 is one of them. Lots of photographers I know are even shooting by default at 1600 ISO but I wanted to push its limits 2 stops further. • For this little experimentation, I was accompanied by my trusted Leica M6 and a recently acquired Voigtlander 35mm Nokton f1.4 and shot the roll between Nice and Paris in different lighting situation. • • To process the roll, I used the ILFORD DD-X developer and followed the instructions found on the Massive Dev Chart. • • • Let me break down for you all the steps I took and then we'll look at the results: • • STEP 1 - PREPARE THE DEVELOPER • • If you are using the Ilford DD-X, like I did, your developing solution must be diluted for 1 + 4. This means that you will need 60ml of DD-X for 240ml of water. • • In total, you will get 300ml of solution, which is the minimum for developing a roll of 35mm film using a Patterson tank. • • • STEP 2 - TIME AND AGITATION • • Set your timer for 25 minutes, start with one minute of agitation at the beginning and 4 inversions every minute. I've always followed this sequence of agitation and it gave me good results so far. • • Don't forget to tap the tank a few times after every agitation to remove the air bubbles from the film surface. • • • STEP 3 - STOP, FIX, WASH AND WETTING AGENT • • From here there nothing much to say about. It's the classic sequence of Stop Bath, 3 minutes Fix, a good wash with clean water and the optional (but highly recommended) Wetting Agent that will help to avoid marks on the film surface while drying. The Kodak Photo-Flo is one of the most popular one. • I hope you enjoyed this little experimentation. You'll make you're own opinion of the results but I think we have push this poor Kodak TX a little too far. Picture still look good to me but we have a lost a lot of shadow details along the way. Let me know what you think in the comment and if you had better results with other developers, I'd love to hear about it!

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