Re: BW developer quandry

2004-03-18 Thread Andre Langevin
You're right about measuring small quantities but I guess a small laboratory scale would help there. And a mask to protect you from the fine powder that gets in the air. Andre

BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread edwin
Hoping to tap the experience of the list here... For over a decade I've been shooting T-max 400 film for work and T-max 100 film for personal use. I like the fine grain and tonality of the T-max 100. Well, work went digital 6 months ago and the darkroom went away. I'm still shooting T-max 400

RE: BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem I am having with ID-11+ is one of shelf life. Less than half a gallon of developer in a gallon bottle oxidized to the color of coca-cola in a month or two in my basement. That stuff should last

Re: BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
-- Original Message -- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:29:53 -0600 (CST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hoping to tap the experience of the list here... For over a decade I've been shooting T-max 400 film for work and T-max 100 film for personal use. I like the fine

Re: BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:29 AM Subject: BW developer quandry Hoping to tap the experience of the list here... I've been thinking that maybe a liquid concentrate is the way to go

RE: BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread Andy Chang
here in Taiwan is around USD25/liter Just for your reference Andy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: BW developer quandry So, I'm looking for a developer that 1

Re: BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread edwin
Edwin, have you thought about a powder developer such as Microdol? You can then make up just as much as you need to cope with the number of films you have to develop at any given time. I can't offer any recent experience of this with T-max, but I have used it in the past with HP4 and 5 when

Re: BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - Subject: Re: BW developer quandry You'd have to do some clever measuring since the powdered developers are not meant to be mixed in small batches. You'd need a one-part developer (which allows D76 but not ID-11plus). The main problem with powders

Re: BW developer quandry

2004-03-16 Thread John Coyle
: Re: BW developer quandry Edwin, have you thought about a powder developer such as Microdol? You can then make up just as much as you need to cope with the number of films you have to develop at any given time. I can't offer any recent experience of this with T-max, but I have used