[Leica] B&W developers

[Richard Man]

My go to B&W developer  is Xtol 1+2, 1+3. I use the lower dilution only
when limited by the number of sheets/rolls as each roll/4-sheets need about
100ml of Xtol (stock) and Jobo tanks/drums only hold up to 1000ml. So 1+3
is only good for 2.5 rolls, or about 8 sheets of 4x5. If I have more rolls,
then I dilute down to 1+2 or even 1+1 if I have 5 rolls.

On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:43 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> 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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