I have been shooting Ilford FP4+ film in 4" x 5" format for many years now. It works really well for plus development when added contrast is needed. For that I have been exposing it at 160 iso and processing in HC-110 developer. But other than for this application I have drifted away from this film in recent years. This past few months I have decided to experiment with it in an alternative developer. I have been giving slightly more exposure than the rated speed of 125 iso and exposing it at 100 iso. This most recent batch I experimented with Ilford Perceptol Developer, diluted 1:1. I processed for 11:45 minutes at 24C with limited agitation. I must say that so far I am quite pleased with the results. This combination is definitely worth further experimentation. I really like the tonality in subdued light... contrasty but smooth... Here are scans of some of the recent negatives, all taken in late 2015.
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