[Leica] FA-1027 Developer

[timatherton at theedge.ca (Tim Atherton)]

I'm going to try ad hunt down the post - someone elsewhere said (I believe) it's the same as another off-brand developer

Anthony rebadges a lot of stuff

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+tim=kairosphoto.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+tim=kairosphoto.com@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
> Feli di Giorgio
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 7:23 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] FA-1027 Developer
> 
> 
> Has anyone tried this, yet?
> 
> Feli
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.fineartphotosupply.com/FA1027%20Developer.htm
> 
> 
> FA-1027 is a brand new, highly concentrated, high acutance film
> developer, that performs beautifully with all black and white films. It
> is a liquid which dilutes either 1:9 or 1:14. Among it?s characteristics
> are:
> 
>       *  The ability to produce an optimum negative with any black and
>         white film, whether standard ?random grain? (HP-5, FP-4, Pan ?F,
>         Tri-X, etc), or ?fabricated grain? or ?T-Grain? (Ilford Delta
>              100, Kodak T-Max, Agfa Acros). You get the same, full
>            information negative, only the development times change. 
>         
>       *  The grain is very fine, but also very sharp. There is no soft
>           grain fuzziness that is apparent from low activity, sulfite
>         action ?fine grain? developers like D-23, D-25, Microdol-X, etc.
>         There is no developing action on unexposed silver which creates
>          excess fog you have to print through (as with DD-X), which can
>         be troublesome in printing. Printing times with FA-1027 require
>                 ? the exposure time they do with Ilfotec DD-X. 
>         
>       *  FA-1027 maintains a precise balance between Phenidone and the
>          developing agent Hydroquinone. It also utilizes 2 restrainers,
>          Potassium Bromide and Benzatriazole. This accounts for it?s
>                             remarkable performance. 
>         
>       *   Ansel Adams, in The Negative, refers to acutance as ?edge
>         sharpness?. My HP-5 negatives developed in FA-1027 resemble the
>         clear, crisply defined Tri-X/HC-100 negatives I was so used to;
>                        without the high contrast effect. 
>         
>       *  Prints made from FA-1027 negatives show broad distinct breaks
>         of  tone in all areas. There is none of the D-76-like high value
>           compression, and no loss of density in Zones VI and below as
>         with HC-110 (the ?HC? in HC-110 stands for ?high contrast?).
>          Negatives are optimum: high in local contrast, low in overall
>                       contrast, with very high acutance. 
>         
>       * Plus and minus development with FA-1027 will also yield superior
>          negatives. The same distinct breaks of tone are in evidence,
>              with the contrast either raised or lowered. With other
>         developers, you?ll get an overall gain or loss in density with
>                         only a slight contrast change. 
>         
> This is the best black and white film developer available. Try it and if
>           you don?t agree, we?ll give you your money back.
> 
>           #FA-1027 .9 liter bottle (1 US quart)..??.$12.97
> 
>    If you would like a free Technical Information sheet available on
>                   FA-1027, we?ll send it on request.
>                                     
> 
> Fine Art Photo Supply|Rochester, NY
> 585-865-4793
> 
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