Re: LC-1 developer question

[david drake <daviddrakephoto@sympatico.ca>]

sorry. . .  I am still here. I've been horizontal for the past number of days with a wicked stomach flu. 

The metol did dissolve with no problem, it was only days later that I found it had crystalized. Frustratingly, the double strength developer worked wonderfully; my initial time of 25 minutes was, basically, cut in half. The ratio I used was 2 + 4 + 4. I'm still not sure how to proceed. Those 25 minute test prints were 'killing me'. 

Also, I have found a discrepancy in the formula for LC-1B:  

one formula lists: 

metol 4 gr

sodium sulfite 120 gr

hydroquinone 4 gr

sodium bisulfite 30 gr

water to make 1 liter 

 

whereas 'The Book of Alternative Processes' (1st addition) lists:

metol 4 gr

sodium sulfite 80 gr

hydroquinone 4 gr

sodium bisulfite 20 gr

water to make 1 liter 

Perhaps someone could clarify? Dave?

david

On 30-Mar-08, at 11:04 PM, Dave S wrote:

Oh, I somehow missed that. I was working out of town last week and was

reading the posts from the list very quickly.

Hope David will find the problem soon and let us know too.  :-)

Dave  

-----Original Message-----

From: Ryuji Suzuki [mailto:rs@silvergrain.org] 

Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 11:18 AM

To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca

Subject: Re: LC-1 developer question

I think he could dissolve all his (double strength) Metol at 

first but he saw Metol to crystalize days after. Changing the 

order of dissolution won't solve this problem.

--

Ryuji Suzuki

"Make something religious and people don't have to deal with 

it, they can say it's irrelevant." (Bob Dylan, Biograph booklet, 1985)

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