Digital BW, The Print

Try Ilfotec DD film developer. It works great. Made for dip and dunk 
processors but you can use it in a batch setup also.
Mark

Austin Franklin wrote:

> Thomas,
>
> > Many
> > labs use stuff like D76 or HC110 because of cost and replenishment.  
> much
> > better choices can be made.
>
> I strongly disagree that "much better choices can be made" than processing
> Tri-X and Plus-X in D-76.  It depends on the film, and what you want the
> film to look like.  I have tried every developer, short of mixing my own,
> and nothing works as well, for me, as D-76 1:1 for the films I mention.
>
> > If your scans are too grainy, try Kodak XTOL.
> > This suggestion is particularly applicable to anyone who shoots Tmax.
>
> I agree with XTOL for TMAX, but I found it isn't near as good for Tri-X,
> Plus-X and Delta 100/400 as D-76.  Just my experience.  I only use 
> XTOL for
> Neopan 1600 and Delta 3200 and for what little TMAX films I 
> occasionally do.
>
> > The developer is very sensitive to contaminents.  If your result
> > appears too
> > thin, that means your darkroom tanks and vessels are not clean 
> enough.  so
> > clean everything more thoroughly than usual.
>
> I have never heard that with XTOL.  I do know that if they film is 
> thin, the
> developer is exhausted.  This can be caused by three things in my
> experience.  One is insufficient amount of solution per roll.  This is
> specified in the instruction sheet and pretty much should be adhered to.
> Second is mixing it with aerated water.  Nothing kills it faster than 
> that.
> Let the water sit for a while before mixing.  Third is just time.  XTOL
> gives no indication of being exhausted, unlike most other developers that
> turn brown/yellow.  I only use fresh XTOL, and will not hesitate to throw
> out XTOL that's been around for a month.  It also MUST be kept in FULL
> sealed, preferably glass, bottles.  Plastic bottles seem to not work 
> near as
> well for XTOL.
>
> > I believe the invention of this developer by the Kodak engineering 
> team is
> > possibly the biggest advance in chemical photography in the last decade.
> > The improvement is substantial.
>
> Obviously, you like XTOL.  I find it's tonality and grain
> objectionable...and find D-76 gives much better and smoother tonality, and
> "easy" grain.
>
> Regards,
>
> Austin
>
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