Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I really like this process too - pyrocat developers are really sharp. The shot of your wife on the bike shows some of the midtone compression that is a problem with all two-bath developers (the only real way I found to solve it is with more exposure and more development) but particularly ones like pyrocat where the A-bath really doesn't hve enough alkali in it to initiate development. With almost all other formulae - divided D76, Diafine, whatever, the A bath has enough sulfite or other alkali in it to raise the pH enough for some development to begin. Shoot a few frames, run them through the A-bath of a two-part developer and then fix if you would like evidence. You can clean your reels very effectively in a dishwasher - the alkaline detergents used in those machines, combined with the heat, effectively remove any residues on the reels - and when you pull them out they are dry (so if they are plastic they are ready to load up again right away). Marty