I changed......

[Markok765]

...from d76 to rodinal. i have been using it 1:200 for 2 hours for all my films and i love it! I only stand dev because i love the:
Tonality
Small grain but nice grain in hp5 and tri-x
lasts forever(2.5 ML per film)
Edge Effects.
Have any of you changed from 1 fidev to another? Take the poll!

 

[gnashings]

No, I haven't changed - there is a tool for every job. Rodinal handles the bulk of my "work", there is always some D76 on hand for when I need it and Acufine and perceptol for their special qualities. Then again, many people use one developer with better results than I could hope for with 5

Peter.

 

[Curt]

I changed to a more simplified approach.

 

[roteague]

I love shooting Fuji Velvia.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I haven't used D-76 since I got it pre-mixed in high school and college. I do use Parodinal (homemade Rodinal clone from acetaminophen) for some things, but it won't replace HC-110, just live alongside it.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

I started with Edwal FG7 and TG7. Switched to Rodinal. Switched to Pyro developers. Am currently using Pyrocat HD, and I think it is the best developer I have used for my own work, and I expect I will stick with it for as long as I continue to do the kind of work I do.

 

[rogueish]

none of the above

 

[Ed Sukach]

None of the Above is my answer as well.
I *usually* use Rodinal. At times, for whatever - or no - reason, I'll use another. I am not "nailed down" to many things in photography... or life.

I try to stay loose... and flexible.

 

[Lee Shively]

Yep, I changed from Rodinal to FG7 to D76 to Rodinal. Know what? They all do a great job. I could be happy with any of them.

(Of course, I've also changed from Nikon to Canon to Leica to Canon to Leica/Canon. And from Kodak to Ilford and color to black and white and....)

 

[pgomena]

I used HC-110 with Tri-X and TMX for a dozen years or more, then discovered PMK. PMK has been my workhorse for the past 5 or 6 years. I'm now experimenting with Pyrocat-HD and Rodinal because of their versatility in reduced-agitation development, but PMK will remain in the arsenal.

Peter Gomena

 

[removed account4]

i've changed many times.
some developers are good for some things, and others are better for other things. its best to have an open mind.

 

[joeyk49]

I'm still too new to developing to say...

I started with Rodinal and, for better or worse, have been flitting back and forth trying to get a feel for what I like and don't...

Lately, I've been likeing the look of Perceptol...

BUT...

I always seem to come back to Rodinal.

 

[Curt]

Oh! is this a Rodinal Poll, I thought it was a lifes changes Poll?

Oh! Yea! I like Rodinal, but I also like the Pyrocat HD.

I have changed back to the original change position, whatever that was.

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

I started out using D76, then Ilford ID11, then Rodinal, then FA-1027, and finally Pyrocat-HD. Rodinal, FA-1027, and Pyrocat-HD all give (to me) wholly satisfying results. I use the Pyrocat-HD because it suits my purposes and films very, very well. If I can keep on using it, I will probably not change again. I have tephlon memory, nothing sticks, and remembering development times for the three films I use plus an ocean of different developers just doesn't work. Who said write it down? Doesn't work either, because I forget where I put the note.

So yes, I did change, way too many times. Not likely to change again any time soon.

- Thom

 

[DBP]

Started with Microdol, meandered about a bit, and then settled on Rodinal (or R09), Diafine, and occasionally HC-110. But a large part of that was initially driven by the convenience of using developers with long shelf lives, as my darkroom work can be a bit sporadic.

 

[Papa Tango]

Well, I changed my socks this morning.

Added rodinal to my stable of developing options, but on a case by case basis. So, really no change there.

The most profound thing was moving past Microdol. Used that for twenty some years...