Delta 100 4x5 and D76 - OK?

[miha]

I'm new to LF and after my first box of Fomapan I'm probably switching to Delta 100 as my default B&W film - a film I'm not particularly familiar with. My 2nd bottle of Ilfotec HC is almost empty so I'm thinking of switching back to ID11 (was my first developer many years ago) or D76 as it's cheaper. Ilfotec HC and particularly DD-X became too expensive in the recent years for what they are (over €50/€25 for a litre of HC/DD-X), and I'm not keen on trying anything exotic so I wonder whether D100 sings in the 'old standard' or will I miss something? I print and scan.
Thanks!

 

[Rick A]

IMHO, it does very well in D-76. I only print, so I can't speak to scanning. Once you dial in your personal ISO/developing for which ever method you do, you should be very satisfied.

 

[baachitraka]

Any variant of D-76 will never disappoint you. 7-8 mins will bring you nice prints with least effort.

 

[Bruce Osgood]

I've been using Delta 100 for some time now and began with D-76. I switched to Xtol 1+1 and I don't rember why. I can see no reason to go back. This is a lovely combination.

 

[miha]

Thanks. I'm glad they work fine together.

 

[polyglot]

They'll work fine. Since it's 4x5 and unless you're making huge prints, grain will never be an issue from Delta 100. You'll get a bit more film speed and less grain from Xtol, but do you care? D76 has a slightly different curve which some prefer to what Xtol does, and vice-versa. You might get slightly cleaner scans from Xtol - I do on some coarser films - but I haven't verified that with Delta 100.

Personally I do everything in Xtol (I can wring every last drop of speed/grain from TMY2 with it, and why keep two developers?), but I think D76 is a perfectly good choice here.