Best way to develop Adox CMS 20ii

[tomtomgps]

Hi,

I'm going on a hiking trip this weekend and I want to bring my last roll of CMS 20ii with me. I have noticed that sometimes when shooting at iso 12 and adotech iv I get muddiness in the highlights. Could POTA at ISO 6 be helpful ?

 

[GregY]

i can't say with pota, i've only developed CMS20 @6.....in Adox FX39

 

[Raghu Kuvempunagar]

If it is the last roll, why try something new and face uncertainty?

 

[retina_restoration]

It’s very unlikely that POTA will give better results than Adotech.

 

[GregY]

....sorry I meant Adotech CMS lV

 

[250swb]

I say use Adotech IV, but I rate CMS20 II at 12 ISO and don't get muddy highlights. Could it be agitation, do you do the swirl technique Adox recommend with one very, very gentle swish on the minute?

 

[John Wiegerink]

i can't say with pota, i've only developed CMS20 @6.....in Adox FX39 View attachment 403305

Greg,
I've been using FX-39II more and more and liking more and more with certain films. I haven't shot CMS20 for a while, but if I do I'd like to try it in FX-39II. Did you use a highly dilute mix to compensate for the higher contrast in your shot above? Any filters involve with the shot above?

 

[retina_restoration]

Greg,
I've been using FX-39II more and more and liking more and more with certain films. I haven't shot CMS20 for a while, but if I do I'd like to try it in FX-39II. Did you use a highly dilute mix to compensate for the higher contrast in your shot above? Any filters involve with the shot above?

Greg corrected his post to state that he used Adotech IV, not FX-39 II.

 

[GregY]

Greg,
I've been using FX-39II more and more and liking more and more with certain films. I haven't shot CMS20 for a while, but if I do I'd like to try it in FX-39II. Did you use a highly dilute mix to compensate for the higher contrast in your shot above? Any filters involve with the shot above?

John i used a yellow filter and mixed the Adotech according to instructions.

 

[John Wiegerink]

John i used a yellow filter and mixed the Adotech according to instructions.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Out of many developers I've tested with CMS 20, Adotech IV always came out on top. POTA wasn't too bad. I never tested it in FX-39II, though. I've got three bottles of the stuff, too!

 

[John Wiegerink]

Out of many developers I've tested with CMS 20, Adotech IV always came out on top. POTA wasn't too bad. I never tested it in FX-39II, though. I've got three bottles of the stuff, too!

I would imagine FX-39II would have to be pretty dilute and maybe semi-stand to control the contrast level of CMS20. I might just have to buy a few rolls and see for myself.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I would imagine FX-39II would have to be pretty dilute and maybe semi-stand to control the contrast level of CMS20. I might just have to buy a few rolls and see for myself.

I think it can only be found on ebay now... Can no longer mail order it from Fotoimpex, but if you are in Berlin, you can pick it up there...according to their website. B&H has it listed as no longer available. I have a few precious rolls, and one box of 4x5 left... I'll be using those for special occasions...

 

[John Wiegerink]

I think it can only be found on ebay now... Can no longer mail order it from Fotoimpex, but if you are in Berlin, you can pick it up there...according to their website. B&H has it listed as no longer available. I have a few precious rolls, and one box of 4x5 left... I'll be using those for special occasions...

Andy,
Thanks for that update. I didn't know it was getting that hard to come by. Wow, you have some in 4X5! I can't imagine how big you could go with 4X5. I wish I could get Adox HR-50 in 120, but I'm probably dreaming again. I really like HR-50 and it's pretty easy to work with.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Andy,
Thanks for that update. I didn't know it was getting that hard to come by. Wow, you have some in 4X5! I can't imagine how big you could go with 4X5. I wish I could get Adox HR-50 in 120, but I'm probably dreaming again. I really like HR-50 and it's pretty easy to work with.

I really want to enlarge the 4x5, and that is one of the reasons why I reinstalled my enlarger in my darkroom. I want to see what it as well as the 35mm looks like at 16x20. As far as HR-50 goes, I've been waiting for 120. Not sure what is stopping Adox from doing this. They have the 120 system up and running now...