mathew_gonzales Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Finally getting my feet wet again with developing and printing. I Would like toknow everyones opinion on what film developer I should use to achieve the bestresults with the following film. I would like to stay away from buying severaltypes of developer due to cash, space EXC. The film is all 120 Ilford PANF- 50isoIlford FP4- 125isoIlford Delta- 100iso thx Mathew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umut_arslan Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 ilford ddx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I use Rodinal for all low iso films and I'm happy with this. Also, you can't go wrong with HC 110, I heard d76 is the same but never tried it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Be aware that DDX (which is really excellent) is probably the most expensive developper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_dorcich1 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I like ilfosol-s with Panf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeseb Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 D76/ID-11 or Xtol for all of them. I think it would be D76 if I could only have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Xtol is a better developer than D76 marginally. It has some nasty suprise characteristics so I gave up on it several years back after sending all kinds of it back to Kodak. Too much trouble and wasted film. I mix a scratch batch of D76 as I need it. HC110 is a nice commercial developer or maybe for people who do large format and need large volumns. DD X is excellent, but expensive, and has a shelf life. The date of mfg is coded in the batch number first two digits, but I stopped tracking the code. They will give you the date if you call, but can you imagine getting the code at the store, going home to contact Ilford, then going back to purchase it. Too expensive and too much trouble. Then if you have to place orders, borders on insane. When the date it the way milk is dated for all to read, maybe I will buy it. It images much like Xtol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_w. Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Can't go wrong with Ilford ID-11 or Kodak D-76. You'll get great results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank.schifano Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 If I were forced to settle on only one developer, it would be D-76 without a doubt. Though I've never had a nasty surprise with XTOL, I'm in agreement with him in that it is marginally better than D-76. Why D-76? Because I've used it for many, many years more than I have used XTOL, and it has never let me down. There is also a greater wealth of data for this developer in combination with many more different films than there is for any other commercially available developer currently on the market. In short, there's a lot less testing and guesswork involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_appleyard Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 All answers are good, but if you are going to process your film sporadically, then HC-110 is great, the concentrate lasts for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgelfand Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 For Pan F+ Rodinal (I like 1:50) For Delta 100 DD-X For FP4+ either Rodinal or DD-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Diafine with te Pan=F at 80 and Also Rodinal. Just getting your feet re-wetted D-76 and HC-110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew_gonzales Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 thx everyone for the great answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rg nelson Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Ilford films process nicely in PMK or Wimberly's WD2D+. I usually use FP4 in 35mm, 120, and 4x5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_waller Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I process all of the above in Rodinal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profhlynnjones Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 If you use a silver solvent developer you lose sharpness with this film. As has been said earlier, use Rodinal or D76 1:1. Email me if you need Rodinal development information. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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