Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/22

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Subject: [Leica] PMK Developer
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:52:38 +1030
References: <C9ADA505.44A3A%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36052E9F3F@case-email.casefoods.com>

Pyrogallol is no more toxic than hydroquinone.  You should wear
nitrile gloves when using D76 too.

Marty

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 4:22 AM, David Rodgers <drodgers at casefarms.com> 
wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>
>>>Pyro is toxic... Is it worth it? <<
>
> I'm more careful with it that I am with Xtol. But it's not like it
> requires a Hazmat suit to work with it. The only time I'm on edge is
> when I first mix it. I use powders. Once in solution it's not so bad.
>
>>> I tried it with Efke and Foma films <<
>
> I like FP-4, HP-5 and Pan-F, in that order. I shoot everything at about
> half the rated speed when developing in PMK. I like Tri-X, too.
>
>>> This developer is a pain to use...The big question is, of course, IS
> IT WORTH THE HASSLE?
>
> Everything about film is a pain and probably not worth the hassle. I
> still use some, for reasons I can explain. The retro experience, maybe.
> I use a Rolleiflex.
>
> PMK is my favorite developer. It has a good shelf life in separate
> solution. In fact, it's the only thing I use any more. As a developer
> it's pretty forgiving. You just need to exercise some care with it.
>
> Dave R
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Replies: Reply from csaganich at gmail.com (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] PMK Developer)
In reply to: Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] PMK Developer)
Message from drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers) ([Leica] PMK Developer)