Never heard of anybody that tried it, but I can make some educated guesses based on doing the opposite (developing film in Dekol)
Paper developer is high energy that is why it only takes one or two minutes to develop a print. The proper time for Tri-X in Dekol is 2 minutes, so I would guess it would take 15-20 minutes to develop a sheet of paper in film developer. An 8x10 sheet of paper has about the same emulsion area as a 36 exposure roll of 35mm film, so I would guess you could only develop 2 or three prints before the developer was exhausted. The prints would probable come out fine grained and low contrast, because Tri-X in Dekol is very grainy and contrasty. So, I would guess that it would probably be a waste of time as far as getting good prints is concerned, but might be an interesting experiment. Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: William Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pdml <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 6:03 PM Subject: OT: will B&W film developer work for paper? > Hi, > > It looks like I'll have a few hours to spend in the darkroom on > Christmas night, but alas, I have no paper developer, and the closest > store is an hour from my home, and probably closed. I have a few > varieties of film developer. So.... anyone ever try to develop paper in > film developer? Will the results be any good? If it makes a > difference, I can choose between Rodinal, Ilfosol S and Acufine. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
