Once you truly pin down the proper exposure and development time for each film/developer combination I suspect you will find different developers will change things very little. I would tend to look to different papers and their processing rather than changing film developers in order to get a new look. Print color, contrast, presentation, bordering and sizing can change the look of a photograph dramatically. Finally, if I were to begin testing a new 100 speed film and developer my E.I.'s would run from 25 to 100. I have not had much luck uprating from the box speed but then again that is for the "look" I prefer. If you move forward with your testing I would be interested in hearing if and how the developers change your look. |