Deep Tank dev. for Foma 200 film?

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I am looking for recommendations from others that may be developing Arista.edu.ultra, or Fomapan 200 in sheet film sizes in deep tanks (3.5 gallon) in hangers. It seems that HC-110 dilution B is not recommended for this film, and in my tests does tend to produce contrasty results as compared to Fortepan 200 in the same developer. I have been using D-76 straight in deep tank, but I am getting some mottling in the even toned skys.
 

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I've processed Fomapan 200 120 rollfilm in Acufine in deep tanks with no mottling.
 

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Deep tank development for Fomapan 200


Hi Phototone
I, too, got the same sort of problem with the mottled defects with this film. I never had any similar problem with the developer I used or any other film. It is, inevitably, a problem with the quality of the base film.

Regard, Kathab
 
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Tom Hoskinson said:
Yes, Scott! Excellent tonal uniformity and no streaking or mottling.
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Unfortunately, Pryocat HD does not lend itself to deep-tank replenished style of developer that I need, considering the quantity of film I need to process per run. (14 to 15 sheets of 5x7)
 

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If you're just doing 5x7", why not use a smaller tank for the developer (like 4 or 5 quart 5x7" tanks)? I do 5x7" in ABC pyro with tanks of this size, and I get consistent results with three batches of 8 sheets through the developer, one right after the next.

Michael Smith does 2 batches per tray of ABC, but I think tank development doesn't aerate the developer as much as shuffling in trays, and the volume of developer per sheet is greater, which is why I think I can get another batch out of it.
 

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PHOTOTONE said:
Unfortunately, Pryocat HD does not lend itself to deep-tank replenished style of developer that I need, considering the quantity of film I need to process per run. (14 to 15 sheets of 5x7)
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Pyrocat is really cheap, I use it once and toss it.

I use it one-shot in ABS tanks for processing 5x7 and 8x10 sheets.
 
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