Arista liquid film developer equivalent?

madgardener · Mar 21, 2012

With all the discussions that I have been reading about the equivalent film developers, its making me wonder what the equivalent is to the stuff I am currently using. Arista liquid film developer. Here is the link to the MSDS: http://www.freestylephoto.biz/pdf/msds/arista/blk_wht/Arista_Liquid_Film_Dev.pdf

It would make it a lot easier to be able to use the various developing charts if I knew what the functional equivalent is.

Kevin Caulfield · Mar 21, 2012

I don't think there is enough information in that MSDS to suggest an equivalent. Only the so-called hazardous components are listed.

Roger Cole · Mar 21, 2012

A better way would be to compare development data they supply for it with manufacturer's development data for other developers. If it's the same as something else common it should be easy to figure out.

removed account4 · Mar 21, 2012

why don't you try sprint film developer. it is also in a concentrated liquid ( mixes 1:9 ) and is easy to use.
i have been using it with no problems or regrets off and on since about september 1981 or 1980 ...
if you don't have it locally ( lots of schools use it ) you can get it directly from sprint off their website
http://sprintsystems.com/
they also make print developer, stop, fix, fix remover, end run and other photochemistries ...

madgardener · Apr 10, 2012

Well I think I have figured out what developer it is. The nearest I can figure is that its Clayton F60. Clayton F60 is similar to the Ilford DDx?

chip j · May 17, 2019

koraks · May 17, 2019

Only hydroquinone is listed as a developing agent. It's very uncommon to have only hydroquinone without something like metol or phenidone in a commercial print developer. So either this information was left out of the msds, or it's a fairly unique developer. My money is on the former, but that would put it in one of several developer families (most notably MQ and PQ) each of which has many variants. Conclusion: the msds does not allow for identification of a direct substitute.

choiliefan · May 17, 2019

Freestyle has better prices and ships much cheaper than Sprint or T-Mobile for that matter.

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