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John Bragg

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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 ????????
 
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.
 
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
 
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 !
 
John Bragg said:
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 ........
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How do the results compare to those done in HC-110?
 
Welcome to APUG John! Any relation to Billy?
 
Welcome to APUG!! I love Ilfosol-S! I have not used it in a while... it bugs me how it "goes south" so quickly. :sad: 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 :wink: ).
 
BWGirl said:
Welcome to APUG!! I love Ilfosol-S! I have not used it in a while... it bugs me how it "goes south" so quickly. :sad: 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 :wink: ).
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I think the key is to keep air out as much as posssible ! I use glass marbles to replace used volume of dev .....
 
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.
 
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.
 
Claire Senft said:
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.
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No one, coming to APUG, ever expects the Spanish Inquisition! :D
 
Claire Senft said:
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.
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Care to give a hermeneutical exposition on that one ... inquisiting minds want to know.
 
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.
 
Claire Senft said:
I think any reasonable person will see my point.
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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?
 
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.
 
Herefordsy. This thread should be put out to pasture. Cows get no respect! Udderly ridiculous.
 
David dont get your tail in a not. Wer'e just chewin the cud.
 
My tail isn't in a not, thank you very much! I'm just mooooved. Hasn't this thing been milked long enough?
 
David, trust us. When the cow gets uneasy and excited Mr. Huber will know what to do.
 
OK OK OK OK Ok OK OK OK OK OK OK OK ok . . . . ok. . . OK!

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


Claire Senft said:
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.
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