I contended with this issue as well: The result - the bulk of my stuff I shoot B&W is HP 5+ thanks to Frank mentioning the deal @ Downtown Camera (3 rolls for $10) and I use Perceptol 1:1 almost exclusively with this film and I get results that look like Delta 100. It's THAT good.
I do have some D-76 old school developer still in a 2.5 L jug but I have yet to use it for any major work - I did use it on some test rolls of X-Pan but it was so mondo contrasty that I haven't used it since - probably just the combination of film/dev that caused that. I have Xtol but have yet to mix it up to use for anything - I've heard good things about Xtol - apparently it warms up the B&W images nicely - it seems like most people on the list seem to abide by it - it never hurts to try out new things so I'm willing to give it a go once I deplete the stock of D-76 I have. The hard part for me is finding SPACE to store this stuff if I mix it AND being able to shoot enough film to warrant me using it without it going bad on me (i.e. within 6 months). Cheers, Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:49:58 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: Slightly OT: Fuji 1600 Unscientific review Unfortunately the money we payed for the class buys the chemicals for all and the instructor likes and uses Tmax 1:4. Looks like i'l need to supply my own person with more than 1 developer in the house for use on different films. Is this what most of you do or do you stick with a favorite.? Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
