[Leica] B&W developers

[Alan Magayne-Roshak]

I don't know if it's still around, but my favorite developer for Tri-X and
FP4 was Edwal FG-7.  I used it diluted 1:15 with (distilled) water for 400
E.I. and with a 9% solution of sodium sulfite for 800 E.I.  For Panatomic-X
(my favorite film) I used Rodinal 1:100 or 1:50 depending on subject
contrast range.  And all my processing was by inspection.  The developing
times were usually consistent, but I just enjoyed seeing that there was an
image before fixing.  I noticed that developers oxidized faster in storage
when the makers switched from amber glass bottles to plastic, so by
inspecting I could compensate for the lessened strength, or mistakes in
exposure.

-- 
Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
(Retired)
UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978
UPAA Master of the Profession 2014
amr3 at uwm.edu
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/

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