I do my own B&W film at home. Can anyone give me any tips on how to tell a negative has had "normal" development? I'm trying to experiment with altering development times, but if I can't tell what is "normal", it's going to throw me off completely.
I took one class last fall, and I think I remember the teacher showing us that you can tell the negatives are properly (normally) developed if the lettering on the edges is a good solid black. Does that sound right?
I've gone back through some of my more recent negatives and noticed that the lettering is not very dark or easy to read. It's kind of greyish. Would that indicate underdevelopment? ...or overdevelopment? Or am I way off base?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul