We’re using Eco-Pro (print) developer because it’s what the photo area has to offer and we’re working at a really small scale in terms of #s of students and staff and faculty resources. Prepping and creating the space for a different set of chemicals is out of reach right now. Just arguing that the college should not abandon 16mm altogether is a major time-suck these days.
Ruth http://www.randommotion.com blogs.evergreen.edu/hayesr > On Jul 29, 2019, at 6:40 AM, Scott Dorsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know what liquidol really is, and there's no information on the > web. > > The MSDS says it's a water solution with sulfite and hydroquinone, looks > like a little less hydroquinone than dektol. Does it have metol in it > like Dektol or does it have phenidone? I assume that since it's based on > water and not glycol like HC-110 that there is something in there to > prevent oxidation but they aren't saying so. > > With that extra sulfite in there I am assuming it's going to be a little > more compensating than dektol, if it's using metol, and it'll be a whole > lot more compensating if it's using phenidone. This would probably be more > noticeable if you're using it for film processing than paper. > > Anyway... if you are worried about students mixing powder compounds > poorly, you could just premix the stock solution for them and hand it to > them. Or you could make a super-concentrated solution with a little glycol > and let them mix down from that. > > I'm curious why you're using a paper developer instead of ordinary D-19, > though. D-19 will definitely give you finer grain. > --scott > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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