hans_beckert Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I used just 95 ml from a bottle that I opened Sunday night. I do notplan to use this developer again. Any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Isn't that a little fast to decide it's no good? Can't have developed more than a couple rolls each of a couple emulsions with that amount of concentrate... And for that matter, where are you shipping from? It's probably not economical to ship a single, opened bottle of developer (if in fact it's legal to ship an opened bottle by common carrier at all); internationally, it'd be cheaper to simply buy a bottle locally unless you're paying to get rid of the stuff. And no, I'm not interested even if you're local to me -- I use HC-110 and I'm not interested in baiting the "new developers, new films" disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwg Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I like DD-X. Where are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary evans Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I'll take it, if still available... gary.j.evans@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_santamaura Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 In my opinion Mike didn't primarily start this thread to dispose of a single bottle of developer. It appears he wants to denigrate DD-X in general. My experience is that, while grainier than some other combinations, HP5 Plus in DD-X, developed to a contrast index of 0.56 ('N'), comes in at exposure index 640 and provides good sharpness. This is extremely valuable for large sheet film work, and has become my standard in 8x10. As a side benefit, the DD-X concentrate has a very long useful life. Don't sell this developer short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_beckert Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 The point is that this developer is supposed to be the best for Delta 3200, but it seems to be no better than FX-39. It is therefore redundant as far as I am concerned, as I have lots of FX-39. I was hoping for more speed than FX-39, but not so. Donald:See the thread on Delta 3200 in DDX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discpad Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hans, I'd like to play with DDX -- And I'll even send you a bottle of propylene glycol in return & pay the postage both ways. Cheers! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_ayers2 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Phil Davis's 5 page review of DDX in D-Max newsletter october 99 cover the subject in depth for sheet film. He also did a review for PHOTO techniques magazine jan-feb 2000 covering roll film. these reviews were in depth. He found the developer to vigorous, and used 1+6 dilution. this also limited B+F build up. He maintained 1+4 dilution for delta 3200. the reviews are worth the effort to find, and read. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_beckert Posted March 21, 2004 Author Share Posted March 21, 2004 I used it at 1+6 dilution, and it works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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