D23 stock or diluted

Jimbob

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• Jul 18, 2021

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Except for the change in developing time and cheaper to use is there an advantage to using D23 as a stock developer over diluting it 1:1?

 

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• Jul 18, 2021

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I thought so. Thanks for answering my question.

 

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• Jul 18, 2021

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I use it at 1+3 with Pan F, to control its contrast.

 

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• Jul 18, 2021

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I use it 1+1 for AEU400 and HP5+. I don't notice excess grain unless things were pretty under exposed. Sometimes I use 1+3 for slower films such as Ilford FP4+ or AEU100 and those have always come out just fine.. I have not yet used it stock as far as I remember.

But I am probably the last person to ask about grain since I already expect to see some with my film anyway. If I were worried about grain then I'd just go digXXXX!