Fomapan: Xtol or Adox ATM 49?

[nuno campos]

Hi,

after some reading here and there, and because they are so inexpensive, I am going to order a few 35mm rolls of Fomapan 100, 200 and 400, and I will try them at different speeds.

I have just started this year to develop my film and I normally use Xtol to all films but I was told that Adox ATM 49 was a very good developer to use with Foma films, giving them the real box speed.

Do you have any experience with Foma films and Xtol/Adox ATM29 developers?

Shoud I stick with the Xtol, that I know better?

Best regards,

Thanks in advance.

Nuno.

 

[Neal]

Dear Nuno,

Searching for the magic developer is something we all seem to go through. There is no magic, but it is great fun looking. For a while at least.

Neal Wydra

 

[srs5694]

I've developed Fomapan 200 and 400 in XTOL with good results, but I've not done any formal speed testing. I have done some speed testing of Fomapan 400 in PC-Glycol and found that I got either 320 or 400 as the best speed (my camera's meter gave me the same settings for both film speeds). As XTOL has a reputation for a slight speed boost (compared to, say, D-76), there's a good chance you'll get box speed, or at least close to it, with Foma films in XTOL.