[Leica] B&W developers

[jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Use D76 or be square, have used it for lots of different b&w films for 
60 years.

1 to 1 is okay, but straight D76 offers a nicer level of contrast.  
Agitate no more than once a minute.

Or, use instant coffee and vitamin C

Please see:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=vitamin+c+developing+film&gbv=2&oq=vitamin+c+developing+film&gs_l=heirloom-hp.3..0i22i30.6417.17660.0.23152.25.25.0.0.0.0.205.2447.19j5j1.25.0....0...1.1.34.heirloom-hp..0.25.2445.qVmI5ilTrj8


But... I went to art school, what do i know?

It was so hot here yesterday that cows were giving powdered milk!







On 6/14/17 4:41 PM, Christopher Crawford wrote:
> You can?t really say ?Pyro? is ?Good? or ?Bad? because there are a bunch
> of pyro-based developers out there. I use PMK and with most of the films I
> have used it with, the tonality is gorgeous. Ilford FP4 and HP5 are my
> favorites, but I have gotten great results with Tmax 100, Tmax 400, and
> Fuji Acros.
>
> There are modern Pyro developers that have been designed for modern films,
> like PMK and Pyrocat. Older ones don?t work well with modern films, and
> that may be why you don?t think highly of Pyro.
>
> I?m not doing stand developing. PMK won?t work for that, it needs frequent
> agitation or it gives streaks and uneven developing.
>
> Here?s some examples:
>
> FP4 in PMK:
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1758
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1628
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1575
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=2029
>
>
>
> HP5 in PMK:
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1824
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1866
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1756
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1757
>
>
> Pan-F in PMK:
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1645
>
>