Clayton F76: Excellent Results, Excellent Customer Service

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Not really a question, but more of something I'm passing along. I use Clayton F76+ for all my B&W film

development, and I really love that it shows the film as very fine in grain, and I love the grays that this

developer "develops". Had an issue with an old unopened bottle with no expiration date...Clayton replaced it free no

issues.

 

For the past 20 rolls, I've been shooting with Freestyle's Arista Premium B&W ISO 100 & 400 which is rumored to be

repackaged Kodak TMax, but they're not saying for sure. Regardless, this film absolutely wonderful, and at $1.89

per 36 exposure roll, the price is a best deal.

[bill_clark___minnetonka_mi]

Thanks for the info.

 

Nice to hear something positive.

 

Have a nice holiday season!

[spanky]

I've settled on F76+ for Delta 3200. Works great.

[terry_m1]

I buy all my Clayton chemicals at Freestyle Camera in Hollywood and have been for almost a decade. Love the stuff!

[robert lee]

"... I've been shooting with Freestyle's Arista Premium B&W ISO 100 & 400 which is rumored to be repackaged Kodak

TMax ..."

 

No, the 400ISO film is Tri-X.

 

I don't generally shoot Kodak 100 ISO products so I'm not sure what the 100ISO Arista Premium film is.

 

I assume you're shooting in 135. Tri-X certainly has a distinctive retro look in small format and printed to

8x10 or so. However, I find that the newer emulsions to be more generally usable. My personal favorite is 400

TMAX (TMY2) developed in Xtol 1:1. The combination is noticeably sharper, higher resolving, and gives smoother

tonality than Tri-X in say, D-76 or HC-110 dilH.

 

For 100ISO B&W, try Fuji Acros. 8x10 prints from 135 has zero grain. It out resolves the printer at this output

size and gives laser like sharpness. Highlights sparkle in HC-110; mid-tones separate out especially nicely in Xtol.

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Glad to hear of your good experiences with Clayton F-76+ So far it works well with any film I've developed in, and it's my standard developer for 400 ISO and above. The Arista Premium is widely held to be Tri-X, which is still the standard for B&W film tonality and sharpness.

[penny_greenberg]

I agree with you that I definitely like Clayton's developer more than the stuff I'm using now (Sprint) due to the fine grain.

 

I can't wait to return back home to buy the Arista film!

[anthony_murray]

I realize this is an old thread but maybe someone can help. I regularly use F76+ to develop Tri X exposed at box speed. I want to try

this for a two stop push (Tri X exposed at 1600). Does anyone have a recommended develop time for a 1+9 or 1+19 dilution?

 

Thanks