Sounds like the developer has oxidized. IAC, I've used one or two of the Agfa developers - Neutol? - and decided not to use them any more.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Any one here use the Agfa multi contrast paper developer > successfully.? > > I recently bought a bottle,as it was the only thing available. My first time using > my own > darkroom setup > was to do 20 contact sheets,which looked ok. The second and third time,all the prints > seemed to have > some contrast but also a heavy grey tint to them. > I stored the clear bottle in darkness,but i noticed at time 2 and 3,there were quite > a few > brown droplet > stains on the inside and seemed to make the solution off colour when mixed with > water. > > I used a #3 filter at both school and home.A Beseler 35 printmaker at school and a > Vivitar > E32 at > home.School developer is Ilford,yet my school prints are good and contrasty,my home > ones > grey but > with contrast. > One thing is the suare filters are a bit to big for the Vivitar and they sit on a > bit of a > slant.Could that be > throughing light off a bit,?? > > Is the Agfa partially to blame or is it me and my Viv.:-) > > Dave >
