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Film Development Test for Black and White Large Format (4x5) Ilford FP4+
By Doug Morse
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Advanced
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2018
About this lesson
A large-format photographer builds a zone-based exposure test on 4x5 Ilford FP4+ with a darkslide, then scans the strips to measure density across three iterative passes, calibrating exposure index and HC-110 development time to hit correct zone densities.
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