Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/02
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Gwpics@aol.com wrote:
>This may appear to be even more off-target, but let me finish before passing
>judgement.
>
>When Ilford Multigrade IV first came on the market I switched to it from the
>earlier MGIII, and I found that I could not print with it as it was flat and
>muddy. I subsequently had lengthy discussions with Ilford who tried to
>blame everything but their paper. They finally admitted that it was
>designed for punchy negatives as produced by the press boys, who accounted
>for 90% of their sales. Since then I have been using Kodak or Agfa!
>
>Now to the point - it would seem that Ilford have produced a developer
which,
>when linked with their Delta range of films (and others) produce the
punchier
>negatives that match their papers. I have tried the combination and still
>don't like it. I find the dev OK'ish but will return to Aculux when I have
>finished this bottle I think.
>
Has anyone any experience with Aculux or Acutol with HP5+?
Dan K.
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