Maybe you would be 'safer' processing in 'Beutler' Formula -- if the film is 'High Contrast' only Metol is present as reducer and the dilution means solution is 'gentle'
Realistically, your choices unless you want wild untameable contrast are: Adotech iii (for a negative); or sending it to Photostudio 13 in Stuttgart to be run through the Scala process (for a transparency) - which can still be incredibly contrasty if you don't shoot it in low contrast situations.
Beutler is a high definition developer (& an overly mythologised one at that), not meant for re-purposed 'document' films like CMS20.
Is it the same as Agfa Copex Rapid ?
Thank you for the ideas! I actually would like to improve the overall tonal range and obtain bit denser negs...therefore more exposure E.I. 6, more diluted solutions (1+20 for both) and same development time, do you agree?
About the apparent non uniformity of the development what could be the cause? Here (http://www.pyrocat-hd.com/html/TwoBathPyrocat.html) they suggest to add a couple of drops of photo-flow to the development solutions...could be that simple?
Cheers,
Ferru
Thank you for the ideas! I actually would like to improve the overall tonal range and obtain bit denser negs...therefore more exposure E.I. 6, more diluted solutions (1+20 for both) and same development time, do you agree?
About the apparent non uniformity of the development what could be the cause? Here (http://www.pyrocat-hd.com/html/TwoBathPyrocat.html) they suggest to add a couple of drops of photo-flow to the development solutions...could be that simple?
Cheers,
Ferru
I've tested ADOX CMS 20 II in several 'normal, 'standard' developers and compared that to the results with its dedicated developer ADOX Adotech IV.
The results in comparison have always been the same:
The by far best results are always delivered by the dedicated Adotech IV developer: Best characteristic curve, best tonality, best detail rendition.
The results with standard developers cannot compete.
Best regards,
Henning
Eventually I will give Adotech IV a shot. It's pretty pricey up here... over $40 once tax and shipping are added. Do you know if rotary is okay with this developer, as I use only sheet film? Thanks!
Hello Andrew,
in the data sheet only standard agitation is recommended with 1 inversion per minute for the lower speeds, and 1 inversion all two minutes for the higher speeds. By this little inversion you get a good characteristic curve in the highlights.
I assume in rotary processing with permanent agitation you will get too dense highlights. But that is so far only an assumption by me, because I've done my processing due to the data sheet with normal hand development and 1x inversion per minute (or 1x / 2 minutes). And not in rotary processing.
But as I use a JOBO CPE-3 for my color and BW reversal films, I may just do some tests with rotation in the future to see how well it works..........
Best regards,
Henning
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