Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT:Ilford DD-X and HP5+
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 22:39:45 +0000

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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