Re: Pyro Developers

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From: Andrew Frith (andy@sacredjourneys.com)
Date: 05/18/03-12:53:05 PM Z


i use ABC+ (i dont follow the recommended photoformulary procedure)..i
dont use the sodium metaborate for C at all...for 1 liter of working
solution i use 15ml of A, 30 mml of B, distilled water to make 1L...i
use an 8x10 JOBO expert drum on beseler motor base (the reversing
kind)..i use mostly HP5 rated at 250...2 min pre-wash with distilled
water, 13 min for N development, no acid stop bath just water stop bath
(2mins)...non hardening fixer (TP4) (5mins)...2 min wash in drum..20 min
wash in archival film washer..75 deg...used for AZO contacts mostly.

-andrew

Sandy King wrote:
>
> This message is for those who are currently using a Pyro developer,
> including ABC, Diaxactol, Rollo Pyro, PMK, Pyrocat-HD, and WD2D.
> What I would like to know is your, 1) method of processing,
> development temperature, and type of agitation, 2) time of
> development for a scene with normal lighting (that is, one that has a
> SBR of 7, or if you use the Zone System, a scene that requires N
> processing, and 3) process for which the negatives are being
> developed. (Processes limited to kallitype, Pt/Pd, carbon, and silver
> gelatin, including AZO.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help. I am currently working on a
> comparison of various staining developers in silver gelatin and
> alternative printing and am interested in seeing how my testing
> results compare with real field data.
>
> Sandy


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