developing paper with used d-76 1:1

[Denis R]

well, it was time to dispose of a batch of used d-76 1:1 and figured what the heck, might as well give it a try
development times are long, 5 - 15 minutes
leave it in for 5 as a minimum, 10 average, 15 if necessary
couldn't tell difference as to either d-76 or polycontrast, except for dev. speed
will scan later and compare
paper was MG IV RC gloss

 

[dancqu]

Film developers often make good print developers.
Generally they are slow because of their low activity.
A big speed up can be had by adding some
sodium carbonate. Dan

 

[Nicholas Lindan]

It will make a good 'soft working' developer, allowing you to overexpose the paper and pull it early (as little as 2 minutes with RC) to try and get a lower contrast grade. Not much use with MG papers, except that Ilford's MGIV doesn't do a very good job at contrasts less than 1 and a soft developer may work better than a very low contrast filter.