ALAS... found a BEAUTIFUL paper/dev combo...

Tom Hoskinson

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Wayne, of course, Ilford ID-78 is a derivative of Ilford ID-62. For a blue-Black tone, add up to 0.2 gram of Benzotriazole to the stock solution. For a warmer result, increase the amount of Potassium Bromide (it can be increased up to 10-12 grams per liter of stock solution).

For a concentrated version of Ilford ID-62, see Ilford Universal Concentrated Liquid Developer:

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The same comments about tone, Bromide and Benzotriazole apply to both Ilford Universal Concentrated Liquid Developer and ID-62.

Ilford Universal Concentrated Liquid Developer was my favorite paper developer up until the time that I began LF contact printing with my current Azo/Amidol combination.
 

James Glaze

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Bobby: I have found the Forte Polywarmtone to vary from box to box and even within a box. I have achieved results from spectacular to terrible. When it is good it is very very good but when it is bad...... In spite of that I am going to stick with it for awhile anyway as I understand Forte is trying to improve their quality control. The best results I get is when the untoned print has a slight olive cast. With about 1 minute of toning in selenium at 68 degrees at 1:10 the olive cast is removed an replaced by a plesant warm tone.
 

PeterB

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Wayne said:
What did the Forte PG look like in Neutol +? It interesting that you preferred the WA, which in my experience (not on PG though) increases the green considerably over Neutol+, then used selenium to get rid of it.

Wayne
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Hi Bobby,
I too am interested in your answer to Wayne's question.

regards
Peter
 

Jersey Vic

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After my Agfa 118 disappeared, I spoke to an exhibition printer I know and she recommended polygrade V (also available from Freestyle as Arista.edu 'from Hungary") and to develop it in Ethol LPD 1:9 (for the liquid; 1:4.5 for the powder) for 5 minutes- Clean hightlights, subtle gradation in the midtones, solid blacks with no color cast.
I love it-Great great stuff.
 
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