D 19 as a print developer?

Neil Grant

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...i've lucked into a few free bags, I don't want it as a film dev buy maybe prints. Whose tried it ??? Does it work as well as a dedlicated print dev?

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It's a slightly higher contrast developer designed for Xray films Aerial films, papers etc. It's the same as Ilford ID-19 and Ilford published a PQ version ID-72. I've used it as a slight contrast developer with papers and it works perfectly.

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It'll probably be rather slow for print development. Give it a try and see, but I myself likely wouldn't have the patience. Maybe you could beef it up by adding some more carbonate or even hydroxide if it's too slow to your taste.
 

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koraks said:
It'll probably be rather slow for print development. Give it a try and see, but I myself likely wouldn't have the patience. Maybe you could beef it up by adding some more carbonate or even hydroxide if it's too slow to your taste.
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Normal 2 mins works fine for me.
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Compare the formula for D-19 vs D-72 (a Dektol-like published formula);

D-19: Metol 2.2g, Hydroquinone 8.8g, Sodium Sulfite 100g, Sodium Carbonate 47g, Potassium Bromide 5g, water to make 1 liter.

D-72: Metol 1.6g, Hydroquinone 6g, Sodium Sulfite 22.5g, Sodium Carbonate 34g, Potassium Bromite 0.9g, water to make 1 liter.

The most important issue I see is the much higher potassium bromide level in D-19. This will effect image tone and may restrain the developer enough to make it hard to get deep blacks.
 

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It also works very well for BW film reversal, with the addition of some potassium thiocyanate.
 
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