Mipfi Hello everyone, I’ve got a question and would appreciate some help. I took several rolls of Delta film during my holiday and – luckily before developing them – my usual film developer has gone out of business. So far, I’ve only used the Amaloco AM74 and was very happy with it, but I won’t be able to get hold of it until mid-September, and I don’t want to wait that long for the photos. So here’s my question: which developer – preferably one that doesn’t cost the earth and is manageable for beginners – would you recommend? Many thanks, Michael
Tammo ID-11 or Kodak D-76 are ideal for this. Both developers are inexpensive and can be used as standard developers. The only snag, if you want to call it that, is that you first have to prepare a stock solution from the powder, but that shouldn’t usually be a problem.
Gast I’ve had good experiences with the Spur HRX-2 and the Delta 100: Here’s an example of the Jaguar: http://www.fotogemeinschaft.de Best regards, Ralf
cfb_de Hi Mirko, And of course I’d say that I find the grain on the ATM49 a bit mushy and that I prefer the Delta in HRX-2 (which you sell too, of course). Come on, let’s start a religious war over film development! ;-) Franz
ManfredAnzinger Hello! As the D100 is my favourite film and I’ve already experimented with it quite a bit, I’m going to chime in on this old thread too. Beginners always vastly overestimate the influence of the developer. The results are largely determined by the film; the developer is only used for fine-tuning (assuming the exposure is correct). Regarding the correct exposure, particularly with Delta 100: for a flat-grain film, it reacts remarkably flexibly to the developer used (assuming comparable gamma and contrast): At exposures of ISO 64–80: ADX (fine grain and good sharpness), HRX2 (very fine grain), AM50 (very good sharpness), ID-11, D76 During exposure at ISO 100–125: T-Max, DDX, Ultrafin+ (long, flat characteristic curve, i.e. wide exposure latitude), unfortunately somewhat expensive as a single-use developer During exposure at ISO 160–250: A49 (optimal sensitivity utilisation) Of course, with many developers you can also ‘push’ or ‘pull’, but this is always only a stopgap measure. The results can only be distinguished in a direct comparison. This is merely a topic for an insider discussion, by no means a reason for the feared religious war :-) Best regards, Manfred
cfb_de Hello Manfred, certainly no reason for the feared religious war :-)Spoilsport :-) Best regards, Franz
