ADOX Atomal 49 (ATM49, A 49)

[Andrew Horodysky]

Has anyone had experience with Atomal 49 (re-branded ATM 49/A 49), more specifically with Tri-X, at speed and pushed? What does it compare to? And, how did you find the results?

 

[elekm]

I've used this a lot with everything from Agfapan APX100 and APX400 to TMax 3200, Ilford films and a number of Kodak films.

It's sold as a fine-grain developer, and generally I would agree with that. I usually use it at the 1+2 dilution.

I've found that it gives very good negatives that aren't too thin nor too dense. Shadows don't block up.

I recall reading that it was similar to Kodak's Microdol-X. I haven't used Microdol-X enough to compare the two.

I've probably processed maybe 80 or 90 rolls in this developer. I'll hunt down some photo samples.

 

[Andrew Horodysky]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your response, and experience. Sorry, if I misunderstood — when you mentioned "shadows don't block up", did you by chance mean highlights, instead of shadows?

 

[funkpilz]

I was made to understand that ATM49 is very similar to D-76 and ID-11.

 

[JohnRB]

Dear Andrew,

I used it 1+2 for a while with Tri-X and some of the Adox CHS films. I quite liked it and would have stuck with it longer. Unfortunately, when Retrophotographic went under it became very difficult to get in the UK, so I have gone back to Xtol. In fact I have got rather fed up with chopping and changing films and developers; I will stick with Tri-X and Xtol and concentrate on the photos instead!

Yours,

John