It's been some years since I was very active on this forum. My last posts had to do with DK-50 1:1. https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/dk-50-still-alive-and-well.124365/unread
Since then I did the digital thing, I've moved, I've wandered into the weeds.
I'm about to ramp up my analog experiments again. Lots of film in the freezer. Back to my roots.
My question is, do you know of any developers that use a 1:1 MQ/HQ ratio other than DK-50? I also know of a suggested divided developer by one Otha Spencer via Shutterbug magazine in 1992.
The discovery of adding HQ to MQ to make a superadditive developer in the 1930's was groundbreaking. A pinch of HQ and suddenly MQ became the Hulk. The downside, as I see it, is that HQ is hugely thermally active. A small variation in temperature results in a large swing of activity.
In the near future, my intention is to use DK-50 1:1 and then use DK-50R 1:1 to replenish per volume. Per the ancient Photo Lab Index.
Since then I did the digital thing, I've moved, I've wandered into the weeds.
I'm about to ramp up my analog experiments again. Lots of film in the freezer. Back to my roots.
My question is, do you know of any developers that use a 1:1 MQ/HQ ratio other than DK-50? I also know of a suggested divided developer by one Otha Spencer via Shutterbug magazine in 1992.
The discovery of adding HQ to MQ to make a superadditive developer in the 1930's was groundbreaking. A pinch of HQ and suddenly MQ became the Hulk. The downside, as I see it, is that HQ is hugely thermally active. A small variation in temperature results in a large swing of activity.
In the near future, my intention is to use DK-50 1:1 and then use DK-50R 1:1 to replenish per volume. Per the ancient Photo Lab Index.