Heresy ?

[John Bragg]

I know this sounds like heresy, but I am currently using Ilfosol-s to soup my Tri-x !!! It was the first dev I ever used 19 odd years ago, and as they say, the first is always special ! Anyone else brave enough to admit a liking for Ilfords much misunderstood potion ????????

 

[jim appleyard]

I've used it with much success; nothing wrong with the stuff. I've since got into mixing my own which is much cheaper, therefore no more store-bought devs.

 

[BradS]

First off, welcome and congrats on your first post!

I've not tried Ilfosol but, I do use a mix of chems from the twobig names....

Kodak HC110, Paterson Aculux, Acufine developers.
Ilford Rapid Fixer, kodak Hypo Clearing Agent and Kodak Photo Flo

 

[John Bragg]

Thanks guys, beginning to think I was odd ! (My other regular dev is HC-110 dilution H, as per one half strength dilution B.) Have been rating my Tri-x @ 200 ASA, and deving for 6 mins in Ilfosol 1:9 20C ........Shadow detail awesome, and whites easy to print on G 2.5 Ilford warmtone MG. This one also seems sharper ie better accutance !

 

[BradS]

Thanks guys, beginning to think I was odd ! (My other regular dev is HC-110 dilution H, as per one half strength dilution B.) Have been rating my Tri-x @ 200 ASA, and deving for 6 mins in Ilfosol 1:9 20C ........

How do the results compare to those done in HC-110?

 

[John Bragg]

Early days yet but seems to give better accutance in an easily printed neg with no apparent increase in grain. More like D76 but easier to hold highlights !

 

[jd callow]

Welcome to APUG John! Any relation to Billy?

 

[BWGirl]

Welcome to APUG!! I love Ilfosol-S! I have not used it in a while... it bugs me how it "goes south" so quickly. I just do not develop enough film to warrant buying it & having to pitch it cause I'm scared to death it's lost potency.

Ilford... if you're listening... could you please give that stuff a little more staying power??? (That's all a BWGirl could hope for ).

 

[John Bragg]

Welcome to APUG John! Any relation to Billy?

Thanks for the warm welcome ! No relation as far as I know .....

 

[John Bragg]

Welcome to APUG!! I love Ilfosol-S! I have not used it in a while... it bugs me how it "goes south" so quickly. I just do not develop enough film to warrant buying it & having to pitch it cause I'm scared to death it's lost potency.

Ilford... if you're listening... could you please give that stuff a little more staying power??? (That's all a BWGirl could hope for ).

I think the key is to keep air out as much as posssible ! I use glass marbles to replace used volume of dev .....

 

[Nige]

I used it for many years but also grew tired of it's open bottle life span! I generally keep LC29 around as my 'goto' developer.

 

[Claire Senft]

I have appointed myself APUG's Torquemada. My English is poor, my Spanish worse but heresy, now there, is my specialty. I find it to be a tormenting and burning question that I will stake your life on.

 

[MattKing]

I have appointed myself APUG's Torquemada. My English is poor, my Spanish worse but heresy, now there, is my specialty. I find it to be a tormenting and burning question that I will stake your life on.

No one, coming to APUG, ever expects the Spanish Inquisition!

 

[fhovie]

I have appointed myself APUG's Torquemada. My English is poor, my Spanish worse but heresy, now there, is my specialty. I find it to be a tormenting and burning question that I will stake your life on.

Care to give a hermeneutical exposition on that one ... inquisiting minds want to know.

 

[Claire Senft]

Hey,Fhovie, did I claim to be annointed by God? No, I did not. Rather I clearly stated that it was a much higher authority that appointed me: ME.

I am an old farm boy. The only expositions that I am interested in are livestock. In this case livestock is the opposite of my concerns and ambitions. I know, people hear that I am a farm boy and they think that the matter I have between my toes is cow shit. I tell you the female of the bovine species is not to be blamed. Secondly, I tell you that the matter goes right to the top.

Also, I contend that you should not presume to be so uppity. I mean I ask you Appugers to pronounce "Senft", so you spit a bit. Now pronounce Fhovie

I think any reasonable person will see my point.

 

[Pastiche]

I think any reasonable person will see my point.

Ughhh..... that izant cow chit?
Waz thar a poant too that? . .. in the cow chit somewheres? .. .
I Miss Ed the massage Claire...
Am I, I un reasonaple? -he he . .. I always love that joke... reason apple... almost as goud as raisin aple. . . . somt'mn like thaat.
ughh.... did you say hair a say?

 

[Claire Senft]

Firstly, let me make myself perfectly clear..I am already perfectly Claire, I did not molest that cow. Secondly, Thank God Apug has no Huber law. If you are unable to follow my reasoning tough chit.

 

[David]

Herefordsy. This thread should be put out to pasture. Cows get no respect! Udderly ridiculous.

 

[Pastiche]

David dont get your tail in a not. Wer'e just chewin the cud.

 

[David]

My tail isn't in a not, thank you very much! I'm just mooooved. Hasn't this thing been milked long enough?

 

[Claire Senft]

David, trust us. When the cow gets uneasy and excited Mr. Huber will know what to do.

 

[David]

No bull? OK. I'll relax.

 

[Pastiche]

OK OK OK OK Ok OK OK OK OK OK OK OK ok . . . . ok. . . OK!

UNCLE!

 

[Pastiche]

I was going to say something about having satisfied and many heffers... but I'll save those stories for the drive.

 

[fhovie]

Hey Claire - do not misundertake me. I know I cannot say Senft correctly. With all that stuff between your toes -I recon you have been bovinated. This thread leaves me only one last comment:

COWABUNGA!

Hey,Fhovie, did I claim to be annointed by God? No, I did not. Rather I clearly stated that it was a much higher authority that appointed me: ME.

I am an old farm boy. The only expositions that I am interested in are livestock. In this case livestock is the opposite of my concerns and ambitions. I know, people hear that I am a farm boy and they think that the matter I have between my toes is cow shit. I tell you the female of the bovine species is not to be blamed. Secondly, I tell you that the matter goes right to the top.

Also, I contend that you should not presume to be so uppity. I mean I ask you Appugers to pronounce "Senft", so you spit a bit. Now pronounce Fhovie

I think any reasonable person will see my point.