Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographic chemicals
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 19:50:34 -0700

Martin Howard wrote:
> 
> Imagine for a minute, a young, naïve, innocent photographer who decides that
> he wishes to dabble in the black art of mixing his own negative developer.
> Imagine that said young dasher had access to computers, the Internet, and a
> credit card (a volitile combination if there ever was one!)
><Snip> 

Rabinol per liter:

Elon 3 grams
Sulfite 35 grams
Hydroquinone 1 gram
Borax 2 grams

And MQ developer distilled down from D76.
	Had to add some Hydroquinone to my D23 I felt because I think Tri X wants it or
it is too mushy!
But you don't want to create a situation where you need a restrainer: Bromide.
I used the above for several years after using something to the effect of D23
1:1 for several years which I measured volumetrically. Before that it was
Beutlers. Now it's Xtol the late 90's it was Rodinal which I also used in the
early 80's.
I'm well developed!
Trail and error!
Mark Rabiner