--- Beau Schwarz <ejschwar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi! Based on a View Camera article, I've thought about trying D76 as the > developer for paper negatives. However, in looking at a Kodak Dataguide, > Dektol will develope 120 sheets of paper while D76 will develope approx. 16 > 8x10 sheets of film. So the question is how many sheets of paper will a > gallon of D76 develope? How do you tell when the developer is near > exhaustion? Or would it be best to use it as a one shot developer?
You should always use developer for your negative as one-shot (unless it is specifically designed for replenishment). Whereas you can always make another print, if you screw up your negative with inadequate chemistry, you're pretty much out of luck. > Is there some way of 'taming' dektol, so it gives a less contrasty neg? Of course, just increase the dilution. I use a dilute version of Dektol (1+10 to 1+20, depending upon the scene) when processing halftone film. Cheers - george ===== Handmade Photographic Images http://GLSmyth.com DRiP Investing http://DRiPInvesting.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
