A good solution to deal with proper development after a reciprocity-adjusted
exposure is to use a compensation developer like Accufine. I expose HP5+
sheeet film and develop close to the indicated times for EI 800 and the
results are well detailed, if slightly flat negatives and print on Forte
Fortezo #3 paper or something similar.
The theory is that compensation developers exhaust themselves in the
highlights while continuing to develop up the shadow areas. I use Accufine
replenisher to keep the solution active and have been using the same
solution for almost a year now - not a bad thing when you have a well and
septic system rather than municipal water/waste systems, no spent developer
to deal with. TMax R.S. also is good in that regard, if you want the higher
contrast negatives that TMY & TMX are prone to give and their lesser
reciprocity adjustments.
Z
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