Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BEB033.B625BDE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Possibly the first two bath developer was designed by Heinrich Stoeckler = and published in 1938 in Leica News and Technique. It's very easy to = make and use, the formula is for Bath A : 7.5 grammes Metol, 100 grammes = Sodium sulphite (anhydrous) Water to 1 litre and for the second Bath B: = 20 grammes of Borax in 1 litre of water. As a starting point develop all = films regardless of speed for about 4 minutes in both baths ( do not = rinse inbetween! ). I have used this formula for many years as my = standard developer with excellent results. And it's cheap!!! There have = been a few variations - Ansel Adams used his own version and Dalzell of = San Diego published his version in 'Leica Fotographie' in 1967. Bob Gates, Bradford, Yorkshire - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BEB033.B625BDE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Possibly the first two bath developer was designed = by Heinrich=20 Stoeckler and published in 1938 in Leica News and Technique. It's very = easy to=20 make and use, the formula is for Bath A : 7.5 grammes Metol, 100 grammes = Sodium=20 sulphite (anhydrous) Water to 1 litre and for the second Bath B: 20 = grammes of=20 Borax in 1 litre of water. As a starting point develop all films = regardless of=20 speed for about 4 minutes in both baths ( do not rinse inbetween! ). I = have used=20 this formula for many years as my standard developer with excellent = results. And=20 it's cheap!!! There have been a few variations - Ansel Adams used = his own=20 version and Dalzell of San Diego published his version in 'Leica = Fotographie' in=20 1967.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bob Gates, Bradford, Yorkshire</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BEB033.B625BDE0--