[Leica] B&W developers

[Mark Rabiner]

Jim, I think most darkroom people think that using D76 straight is for developing sheet film in the tray. Big sheet film.
For roll film forget about it.
But that’s just me. And everybody else.

 
 

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Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 6/14/17, 5:31 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jim Hemenway" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of jim at hemenway.com> wrote:

    Use D76 or be square, have used it for lots of different b&w films for 
    60 years.
    
    1 to 1 is okay, but straight D76 offers a nicer level of contrast.  
    Agitate no more than once a minute.
    
    Or, use instant coffee and vitamin C
    
    Please see:
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=vitamin+c+developing+film&gbv=2&oq=vitamin+c+developing+film&gs_l=heirloom-hp.3..0i22i30.6417.17660.0.23152.25.25.0.0.0.0.205.2447.19j5j1.25.0....0...1.1.34.heirloom-hp..0.25.2445.qVmI5ilTrj8
    
    
    But... I went to art school, what do i know?
    
    It was so hot here yesterday that cows were giving powdered milk!
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    On 6/14/17 4:41 PM, Christopher Crawford wrote:
    > You can¹t really say ³Pyro² is ³Good² or ³Bad² because there are a bunch
    > of pyro-based developers out there. I use PMK and with most of the films I
    > have used it with, the tonality is gorgeous. Ilford FP4 and HP5 are my
    > favorites, but I have gotten great results with Tmax 100, Tmax 400, and
    > Fuji Acros.
    >
    > There are modern Pyro developers that have been designed for modern films,
    > like PMK and Pyrocat. Older ones don¹t work well with modern films, and
    > that may be why you don¹t think highly of Pyro.
    >
    > I¹m not doing stand developing. PMK won¹t work for that, it needs frequent
    > agitation or it gives streaks and uneven developing.
    >
    > Here¹s some examples:
    >
    > FP4 in PMK:
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1758
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1628
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1575
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=2029
    >
    >
    >
    > HP5 in PMK:
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1824
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1866
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1756
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1757
    >
    >
    > Pan-F in PMK:
    >
    > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1645
    >
    >
    
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