Re: [Leica] First DD-X roll

[Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net>]

Hi Nathan,

I know you bought two bottles, that's good. In my early testing of film
developer combinations I compared my well tuned combo against the first
roll of new film developed in a new developer. I soon realized that was
unfair to the new combo, and then went on to change only one variable,
either the film or the developer, but never both of them at the same time.
And I only drew conclusions after having developed a few films. Looking
forward to hearing not only what the negatives look like, but also how
the16x enlargements look........

Regards

>Friends,
>
>I just looked at the first roll of film I processed in Ilfotec DD-X. The
>film is Ilford Delta 100, exposed at 80, and developed per the
>instructions on the bottle for 12 minutes at 20C, dilution 1+4. Looked
>at with the 6x loupe on the light table, the negatives look very nice,
>with lots of shadow detail, but perhaps a bit on the contrasty side in
>the highlights. Since I use a Jobo processor, I probably need to try a
>higher dilution, which is what I will do next. But these early results
>are certainly promising. The real test for me will be the Delta 3200,
>which I currently develop in XTOL. If the results for that film are as
>good as or better than XTOL, and if I can get better highlights in the
>D100, then I might have found my new universal developer. Certainly it
>is better than XTOL from a convenience point of view, being a one-shot
>liquid concentrate rather than a powder. The keeping properties are also
>good, 3 months after opening.
>
>Nathan
>
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