Developer for Bergger 200

eclarke

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• Jul 17, 2006

• #1

Hi All,
What developer do you like for the Bergger 200??..Evan Clarke

 

Donald Miller

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• Jul 17, 2006

• #2

I have used ABC Pyro (contact printing) and Pyrocat HD (enlarging) with that film.

 

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eclarke

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• Jul 17, 2006

• #3

Donald Miller said:

I have used ABC Pyro (contact printing) and Pyrocat HD (enlarging) with that film.

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I am rotary processing, maybe I will give the PMK a whirl..Thanks..Evan

 

bruce terry

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• Jul 17, 2006

• #4

Standard formula PMK is fine for tray dev. of BGR200 but for rotary processing you should use Rollo Pyro or one of the other more suitable pyro formulas.

 

Rolleijoe

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• Jul 17, 2006

• #5

I've used HC-110 diluted 1:50 from the syrup. But since Bergger is just Forte, Rodinal should be just fine as well.

 

Papa Tango

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #6

PF Rodinal clone, 68F 1:100 Stand Development @ 30 minutes. I rate mine at ISO 160.

 

Peter De Smidt

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #7

Bergger 200 is really grainy. Depending on your enlargement factor and taste, you may want to use a fairly fine-grained developer like D76 or Xtol. When I tried it, I used PMK in a Jobo, using 30% extra A, as per Anchell and Troops suggestion. It worked OK, and it stains like mad. My 16x20's from N developed 4x5 film looked very good, but larger prints had more grain than I like to see with large format. If you have to do any expansion development, you'll get really, really large grain.