[Leica] 777

[weiljr at earthlink.net (joe weil)]

Jeffery, 
There is a web site called Unblinking eye that has a bit of information on
that site. Fred De Van gushes over 777. See the link below. For some reason
my mail server won't make it a link. 
http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Harvey/harvey.html

I looked into that developer as well. However, I was not sure how many
rolls were needed to break in the developer. I had the same questions about
agitation. There were 2 strikes right there. Add to that, the fact that you
had to replenish. 3 strikes. That became far to complicated for me to
consider in my little dark room.
Your best bet is probably emailing the guy at Frugal photographer and
asking him for some guidance. He seems like a friendly guy and it is one of
a few developers that he sells on-line, chances are that he has some
experience with it. 
Hopefully this was not too redundant. If you figure this out, let me know,
I would not mind trying 777.
Joe


> [Original Message]
> From: Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: 6/4/2006 7:16:57 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] 777
>
> It was the choice of Time-Life and Magnum photographers. I got mine from
the
> Frugal Photographer. I'm going to try it with Tri-X first.  There are some
> starting times on www.digitaltruth.com that I'll use as starting points.
The
> replenishment routine is sort of like black magic. You measure out the
> amount you need to use, use it, and pour it back into a graduated cylinder
> *minus* 40ml (I think). You then add the 40 ml of fresh developer from
> another bottle and pour it back into your stock bottle. Some of the images
> that I have seen (on the web) that were developed in it were breathtaking.
> And it is very tolerant of crazy-ass temperatures other than 68F (which is
> just fine for those of us in the subtropics).
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Scott
> McLoughlin
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 8:29 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 777
>
>
> Wow, Googling a bit, this stuff sounds like some kind of magical
developer,
> secretly used by all previous photo greats!  Where did you hear about this
> developer and where did you get it? Are there published times/temps for
> different films?
>
> Scott
>
> Jeffery Smith wrote:
>
> >Well, my bags of 777 developer are sitting ready to go. I have had 
> >difficulty finding much information on this developer other than all of 
> >the caveats (it smells, it turns sludgy, the funkier it gets, the 
> >better it works, etc.).
> >
> >Do any of you have any practical experience with this developer? I keep 
> >reading that "agitation is critical", but then nother is mentioned 
> >about just WHAT you have to do carefully when agitating.
> >
> >Jeffery Smith
> >New Orleans, LA
> >http://www.400tx.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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