Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is Rodinal still around? Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Jun 2017, at 6:36 PM, Christopher Crawford <chris at > chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > > I treat ALL developers as one-shot. You get the most consistent results > always using fresh developer, and developers are so cheap that trying to > save money by reusing is silly. > > I keep four developers in stock at all times, and choose depending on the > film and look I want. Rodinal, D-76, Tmax Developer, and PMK. > > When asked by a newbie to recommend one developer, I always say this: > D-76, diluted 1+1 is probably the best all around developer. Its easy to > use, relatively inexpensive, and gives good results on damn near every > film made. > > If the person says: ?I don?t want to deal with mixing powdered chemicals!? > I then recommend either Kodak Tmax Developer or Ilford DDX. I like them > because they give good results on most films and are easy to mix (no need > to accurately measure a few tiny ML of stock solution the way you do with > highly dilute developers like Rodinal or HC-110). The standard dilution > for both these developers is 1+4. > > I recommend diluting 1+7. The 1+4 times for most films are pretty short > (5-6 minutes), and I like longer times to avoid uneven developing (with > any developer not just these two), and Tmax and DDX are relatively > expensive. The higher dilution saves money if that?s an issue. To get 1+7 > developing times, multiply the times the manufacturers give for the 1+4 > dilution by 1.5x. (so if the 1+4 developing time is 6 minutes, give 9 > minutes with the 1+7 dilution). This formula has worked for every film I > have tried. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 6/14/17, 6:05 AM, "LUG on behalf of Gerry Walden" > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of > gwpics at me.com> wrote: > >> I don?t want to start and wars here, and I know this is a minefield in >> which I will get a thousand and one answers, but is there any consensus >> of opinion these days on a one-shot b&w developer? >> >> Insanely I am thinking of doing my own processing of film again. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden LRPS >> www.gwpics.com >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information