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- Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:34 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Promicrol v. Microphen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8906
- Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:32 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Promicrol v. Microphen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8906
I have mentioned on this Forum before that I have tried the 'Modern Promicrol' which is a liquid concentrate from Champion Photochemistry (the Photo Division of May & Baker Ltd.) whose offices were down the road in my home town of Brentwood, Essex. I say 'WERE' because I have now found the offices a...
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:00 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: D-76 dilution: Only to save money, or for other reasons?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26633
The 19th century process is'Bromoil' where the print (on a rough surface paper) is bleached out and special ink 'stippled' onto print to build up the image.It takes on parts where the print surface accepts it and 'skids off' where it doesn't accept it . Years ago in 'Practical Photography Magazine' ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:42 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Hello, good evening and.... HP5
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27869
- Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:11 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Pushing Delta 100 or FP4 to 400
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12772
Pushing FP4
Years ago in 'Practical Photography' magazine they brought out the 'FFDD' technique ie Fast Film Dilute Development where you dilute ID11 1+4 and give the films about 40 mins at 60oF with not much agitation. I did get some good results on HP3 at the circus but have not tried it on moden FP4 emulsions.
- Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:59 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: PYRO developing in a Jobo ATL-1000
- Replies: 26
- Views: 30748
Trying PYRO Dev..
"Why"....... Well, because like me , most people have joined this Forum are interested in messing about with the chemistry of photography and are searching for that elusive ' Wonder Developer ' !!!
- Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:55 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Foma and Forte: Relics of Cold War Eastern inferiority?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 69309
PeanutHorst: I have just defrosted my 'photographic fridge' : in there are two packs of 10 rolls ORWO NP22 120 size dated 04-1993 ( a good vintage ) If I had a web-cam I could hold them up and show you thus making you very envious !!!!! Pity not enough people would buy the ORWO films when they were ...
- Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:13 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: An Experiment with HC-110
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8497
HC110
Have I ever used HC110 ? Only ONCE I remember when I was a part-time photography tutor on Barking College, Essex (UK), and the stores used to hand out some to students; like a thick syrup which had to be heavily diluted but was a bit fierce if you over-developed films !
- Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:21 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: An Experiment with HC-110
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8497
Konica Pan
As you are nearer to Japan than the UK you can probably get the Japanese films which are not imported into UK : I have never seen Konica Pan B/W film here, only the colour neg and slide emulsions ( all now discontinued since Konica-Minolta crashed out of Photography!)
- Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:04 pm
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Kodak 620 Super-xx
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6345
Super XX film
I used Super xx film in the late 1950's. I had an Ikoflex 120 rollfilm camera at the time. Now it is so badly outdated you will have to think what to do as the latent image must have faded and the fog level increased. It has been written somewhere that Kodak DK50 developer undiluted for 12 minutes a...
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:49 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: is the ilford multigrade paper developer good with contrast?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9709
Ilford Multigrade Developer
Yes, it DOES give high contrast in my opinion on both resin coated and fibre papers, as I have used some (given) and got good results, even on outdated Ilford Ilfospeed which quickly goes soft!
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:42 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: contaminated fix stains
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4617
Stains
If they are magenta stains that is common with T-Max films; they require extra fixing time and a good wash to remove the colour from the base. Just noticed: you said the film was TRI-X: well, it may be that you have exposed it to bright light then done the re-fixing,but in the meantime the unfixed s...
- Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Old formulae
- Replies: 35
- Views: 44830
Old Formulae
Sorry, just found this thread: Well, I too have seen these 'Old Formulae' and was very interested in the MCM100 BUT the 'Meritol' is no longer available any where to buy but one could make it if you had access to a laboratory as you needed 'molecular amounts 'of metol and PPD I remember to make an '...
- Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: D76/ID11, both a few years old. Still usable?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9985
Old ID11
If the package is unopened it will be OK to use as I use very old chemicals and they still work from powders.
- Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:33 am
- Forum: The Digitaltruth Forum
- Topic: Whatever happened to Crawley's FX18 ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7806
FX 18
Sorry about the layout on above: messed it up on the keyboard trying to be too clever and use the space.