Developer for Bergger 200

[eclarke]

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

 

[Donald Miller]

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

 

[eclarke]

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

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

 

[bruce terry]

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]

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]

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

 

[Peter De Smidt]

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.