You need to keep the film in complete darkness until the end. Put everything you need into the changing bag. Get your film on the reel and get the reel into the developing canister.

Chemical Prep:

Figure out how much chemical you need to develop. In my cans for 35mm and 120 its about 400ml. Fill 3 measuring cups – one for developer, one for stop, and one for fix.

Fill a large bowl or sink with ice. Place your (filled) measuring cups into the ice and put the thermometer into the developer. You’ll want to get the temperature down to 20C. You’ll get a feel for how long this takes – for me its about 10 min.

Once the chemicals are at 20C you are ready to develop.

Development Bath:

Pour out the water we set before. Then pour in your developer. Then start the timer for the determined time.

We’ll now use a process called agitation. Agitation simply involves “turning” the chemicals to keep them fresh. Its very slow. This will keep the grain down. If you have a closed container, just spin it around slowly. This is enough.

I agitate the film slowly for the first minute. Then I agitate for 10 seconds every minute.

When you’ve reached the development time, pour out your developer then pour in the stop bath.

I agitate 10 seconds every minute – 3 minutes total. Pour out the stop.

Pour in the fixer. Depending on what fixer – read the directions. For a standard fixer, I agitate 10 seconds every minute for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, pour out your fixer.

Your film is now done! You can go ahead and look at it now – its no longer light sensitive.

You’ll need to rinse your film for 15-30 minutes depending on your fixer type.

Final Rinse and Hang:

Rinse the film and hang your film with the clips .

Cut your negatives with scissors and put them in plastic sleeves.