ADOX Neutol Eco for film

Hi!

By accident I got paper developer instead of film developer (ADOX Neutol Eco), but now I'd like to use it anyway.

I read that it is possible to develop film with paper developers, so I'd like to ask you for details.

Could you recommend me dilution & temperature & time combinations, which already worked for you?

Thanks in advance!

I have known developers that were recommended for both, more dilute for

film than for paper. There used to be Versatol, 1:7 for film, 1:3 for paper.

For paper, times are usually 1:00 or 1:30. I don't know Versatol times

for film, but they might be 5:00 or so.

Popular paper developers tend to give higher contrast when use for

film than is usually desired.

We might give a recommendation, but I wouldn't suggest using it without

doing some tests first. I presume you don't have an easy way to get

some film developer, and have lots of film to do tests with.

Expose a roll of film with sunlit scenery, with normal contrast range,

then (in the dark) cut the roll into three of four pieces. Develop one

for maybe 5:00, stop and fix as usual. This should give a hint as the

direction to go for another piece, until you zero in on a good time.

Also look at the negative contrast, to see if it is close to the

desired contrast.