[Frameworks] Developers
Hello, Is it necessary to use d-19 developer for Kodak Tri-X super 8? Are there alternative developers that would as well/differently? Thanks, -JH ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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Many developers work. At L'Abominable we use D96 and D97. I have also used Dektol for high-contrast. Some people develop in coffee... if you look back at the list archives you'll find all kinds of information. There are dozens of options, you just have to experiment to get them right. Pip At 11:45 -0500 29/06/13, Jarrett Hayman wrote: Is it necessary to use d-19 developer for Kodak Tri-X super 8? Are there alternative developers that would as well/differently? ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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While any B&W developer will technically work with any B&W film reversal or negative, but in my experience D-19 and Dektol are the only consumer available developers that will give you enough contrast for a nice Tri-X reversal image. My tests with D-76 and PQ were very flat looking. I personally prefer D-19 but everyone has preference. Try asking the film gurus on the APUG forums for more opinions. John From: Jarrett Hayman To: Experimental Film Discussion List Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 9:45:21 AM Subject: [Frameworks] Developers Hello, Is it necessary to use d-19 developer for Kodak Tri-X super 8? Are there alternative developers that would as well/differently? Thanks, -JH ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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Mr. Woods has it right. What you want is a developer that will quickly develop to a very high gamma, without a lot of grain. You can in fact use D-76 but your developing time will be very long in order to get the gamma up and it will take some tinkering. You can use dektol, but the grain will be enormous. Kodak used to have a brochure called "Small Batch Reversal Processing of Kodak Films" which had formulae for hand processing, and which was very good and useful. I think the developer they listed was not standard D-19 but was a similar high energy developer with a silver solvent for softer grain edges. --scott ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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Kodak apparently recently discontinued D-19 (according to the folks at Freestyle). Photographer's Formulary makes a replacement for it, but it comes only in a size to mix 1L (as opposed to 3.8L) and costs about $14 a pack (as opposed to about $20 average for the Kodak). On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote: > Mr. Woods has it right. What you want is a developer that will quickly > develop to a very high gamma, without a lot of grain. You can in fact use > D-76 but your developing time will be very long in order to get the gamma > up and it will take some tinkering. You can use dektol, but the grain will > be enormous. > > Kodak used to have a brochure called "Small Batch Reversal Processing of > Kodak Films" which had formulae for hand processing, and which was very > good and useful. I think the developer they listed was not standard D-19 > but was a similar high energy developer with a silver solvent for softer > grain edges. > --scott > ___ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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I don't know, I always made all that stuff up from reagents which is a lot cheaper and more flexible. Photographer's Formulary should sell you all of the needed materials (although some thing like sulfite and borax are cheaper to get elsewhere). --scott ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
