Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Developing for dummies
From: Paul and Paula Butzi <butzi@halcyon.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 16:20:56 -0700
 
> TMax films are optimized for normal processing with D-76. Very good,
>but easily blows out highlights if you're not careful. Ilford's ID-11 plus
>is pretty much the equivalent of D-76, but it uses metol, which causes
>fewer allergic reactions.

Both D-76 and ID-11 are, unless my memory fails me, metol-hydroquinone
based developers (and are, for all intents and purposes, identical).

Metol is the substance to which people can become sensitized.  Phenidone
based developers are the usual replacement.

- -Paul