Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark I'm looking at $28 or so for 20lbs of Sodium Sulphite and $25 for 1lb of Metol from a guy in Quebec who sells the stuff on ebay... I could probably find it cheaper if I was in a big city and hunted down a chemical supply house. works out pretty cheap per quart tim > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:10 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] d23 developer > > > Tim Atherton wrote: > > > > Any ideas on minimum volumes of dev? > > > > Also, seems those who have replied use it full strength. Anyone > using it 1:1 > > or 1:3? > > > > thanks > > > > tim > > > I tweeaked amounts of Metol and sulfite so it was not much different > than 1:3. > > They charge a ridiculous amount of money for the stuff in a package (or > am i thinking of selector soft?) i think the whole point of the stuff is > to not weigh it but use it volumetriclly with spoons, a set of them and > scoopers if need be. Get a set of them so you can tweak. One spoon for > Metal and one for the sulfite. Tweak the sulfite for grain. Tweak the > Metal for edge effects. You dont want a white line on the inside of your > black border! > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html