Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree, I use a lot of a buffered variant of Pyrocat-MC, which has all the advantages of Xtol and Pyro. Just no need to get hysterical about the toxicity. Marty On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote: > I'll second the vote for PMK. ?It was easier to develop and print with PMK > then Pyro. ?Likely the VC paper issue. ?That reminds me that I never tried > PMK with TriX. ?There is some speed loss, about half a stop, which ain't > too > bad. > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Pyrogallol is no more toxic than hydroquinone. ?You should wear >> nitrile gloves when using D76 too. >> >> Marty >> >> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 4:22 AM, David Rodgers <drodgers at casefarms.com> >> wrote: >> > Chris wrote: >> > >> >>>Pyro is toxic... Is it worth it? << >> > >> > I'm more careful with it that I am with Xtol. But it's not like it >> > requires a Hazmat suit to work with it. The only time I'm on edge is >> > when I first mix it. I use powders. Once in solution it's not so bad. >> > >> >>> I tried it with Efke and Foma films << >> > >> > I like FP-4, HP-5 and Pan-F, in that order. I shoot everything at about >> > half the rated speed when developing in PMK. I like Tri-X, too. >> > >> >>> This developer is a pain to use...The big question is, of course, IS >> > IT WORTH THE HASSLE? >> > >> > Everything about film is a pain and probably not worth the hassle. I >> > still use some, for reasons I can explain. The retro experience, maybe. >> > I use a Rolleiflex. >> > >> > PMK is my favorite developer. It has a good shelf life in separate >> > solution. In fact, it's the only thing I use any more. As a developer >> > it's pretty forgiving. You just need to exercise some care with it. >> > >> > Dave R >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >