A Color Monobath Developer Formula

xiaruan

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I found a formula for a color monobath developer in a book, which claims to develop and fix color negative film in a single step at room temperature in just 2 minutes. I'm quite skeptical about this, but I currently don't have the means to test it. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on this formula.

Monobath Developer Formula
  • Water: 750 mL
  • CD-4: 4 g
  • Anhydrous Sodium Sulfite: 10 g
  • Anhydrous Sodium Sulfate: 60 g
  • Potassium Bromide: 3 g
  • Sodium Hydroxide: 52.5 g
  • Sodium Thiosulfate: 25 g
  • Add water to make a final volume of: 1000 mL
 

koraks

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There's no way that the formula as stated will produce anything close to correct C41 development. However, I don't doubt that there will be some kind of color negative image and that it may be satisfactory for some users. Then again, even if that's the case, I struggle to see the advantage of this approach.
 

thinkbrown

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Off the top of my head I don't see a bleaching agent so presumably it's gonna result in something like a bleach bypass?
 
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