I've never really experimented with diluting my developers. Usually I just dilute 1:1. I'm told that by diluting more it introduces more sharpness, but also more grain. Is that true? I'm told also that when pushing tri-x to 1600 or 3200 diluting the developer will preserve image quality. Is that tru...

Thanks. That is helpful. It states that the photo flow is non-hazardous, as I would’ve thought. So down the drain it goes. From what I understand the danger is that the silver collects in the waste. Unless I am mistaken, silver does not make it past the fixer? Does it also collect in the developer o...

This has probably been discussed before, but I am new here. I just bought a full set up of Eco Pro BW Chemistry, including their XTOL developer, and am anxious to get going. I live in an area with septic tanks and the Haz Mat disposal site locally isn't darkroom chem friendly. Just wondering which, ...