Developing B&W

Your first roll

Black and white is where everyone starts, because you can do it in a kitchen with a changing bag and a few bottles.

The sequence

1. load       film onto a reel, in the dark
2. developer  D-76 1+1, 20°C, agitate 10s/min
3. stop       stop bath, 30s
4. fix        fixer, 4–5 min, till clear
5. wash       water, 10 min
6. hang       dry, then scan

The one thing

Temperature, agitation, time. Nail those three every time and your negatives will be printable. Everything else is preference.