> 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 I could > only get new supplies for the darkroom every six months or so, and it keeps > for a very long time. Worth a look perhaps? > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia
NOT microdol (tried it, didn't like it) but perhaps the concept has merit. 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 is that most of them want to be mixed hot. There might also be a problem with uneven distribution of ingredients in the powder?? DJE
