You can find a recipe for D-23 on the web. It's fairly easy to mix your
own.
Paul
On Jun 9, 2005, at 2:44 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Gang,
I just found a couple of nice old lenses for the Leica. One's from
1934 and
the other from 1950, so my quest for "getting the old fashioned glow"
is
moving along. I can't wait to check out these lenses to see if they
are as
represented. Unfortunately, I missed out on a lovely old 35mm/2.3
Auto-Takumar by just a moment or two :-((
Now, I want to explore developers from the appropriate eras. I think
D23
will be a workable choice - don't know of K***k is still making it -
but
I'd like to explore other possibilities that are similar to developers
from
the 30's and 40's. Perhaps there are some mailing lists or web-based
forums
that focus on this type of photography. Any pointers would be
appreciated.
Sometimes I'm not too good at using Google.
Bill, I know you're an HC-110 advocate. I've never used that
particular
developer. Any comments wrt how it might work with some of what I
want to
do? Long tones, low contrast, soft look with lots of detail ... maybe
the
dilute mixture would be the way to go?
Shel
Shel