film developers and base fog

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I think that it would be both interesting and informative to delineate those film developers which either (largely) negate base fog and those which seem to 'encourage' it (albeit, while enhancing film speed).

In using many film developers over the years I can start this thread by stating that Rodinal, HC-110, and Polydol seem to offer low base density, while XTOL gives a stop more speed, but at the cost of greater base density.

Agree? Other developers? - David Lyga

Hello David, would the low base fog developers be a good choice for developing expired film that has age related fog? Have you found a developer that is good for such a purpose and how would you use it. Dilution, temperature, agitation technique, please.