Talk me out of buying a 4x 5 Crown Graphic
>>4176207>the developers seem to last a long timeusually yes, some like Rodinal would work even if they are oxidized and look like shit.
>wash-develop-stop-fix-photo flo,depends of the film, I never pre wash, just go straight to developer. And yes its better to follow the times during your first dev, also there is the Massive dev chart
https://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php>How do you pick a developer to use?It depends of what you are looking to get, different devs will give different grain for example. I just use Rodinal for everything because I make it myself, pretty cheap stuff.
>Should I just get an ilford kit since I'll be shooting kentmere during this timeYou mean one of these? If you don't have a dev tank and everything else, yeah. You can use other chemicals down the road no issue.
> Does the temperature really matter for BW like it does for color? Yes and no, if you are using really cold water it would take ages to develop, warm water will fuck things up. But in general, tap water at room temperature is fine.
