Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 12:32 PM, Rolfe Tessem wrote: > Martin Howard wrote: >> Imagine that you wanted a 35mm B&W film that gave superb midtone and >> highlight separation (you're less worried about shadows -- doesn't >> matter if they block up). Imagine that you could buy ready loaded or >> bulk load yourself. Imagine that you could process the film >> yourself, including mixing up developers from scratch. >> The only requirement is that what you recommend must be in current >> production (i.e., no calls for Verichrome Pan [which didn't exist in >> 135 anyway] or Super-XX). >> What would you be using? > > Low speed: Efke KB25 in Rodinal > Mid speed: Bergger BRF-200 in Pyro > High speed: Delta 400 in Xtol Rolfe, You beat me to it, but I would use Pyrocat HD to develop them all. I also would lean towards FP-4+ instead of Bergger- it's really only a matter of taste. Richard Wasserman - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html