Instant Mytol Recipe

retina_restoration said:

Most likely it's because the shutter speed was 1/125th and it was quite windy, (I tried to wait for things to calm before exposing each frame) so there may be some motion blur in some frames.
I chose FP4 because it is so flat when dry, so there shouldn't be any issue with scanner focus. I might scan one of the other Xtol frames and see if it looks any difference. I suppose it's possible that FX-55 might not have the same grain solvent ability that Xtol has, due to the lack of sulfite.

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Paul,
I wouldn't waste my time doing that extra scanning unless you feel like it. The difference could be just as you say, but whatever it is it isn't worth fretting over. I've been using mostly Foam films for testing cameras after repair/tune-up and find the curl and cupping makes a pretty fair film almost unusable for anything but testing. That's a problem I don't have with Ilford films, which makes it worth paying a few pennies more. I have pretty much given up trying to experiment with non-staining developers. Adox XT-3 replenished does all I want it to do and it lasts nearly forever. So, as for a Vitamin C developer it's my magic bullet. I did use Mytol, Karl R's PC-512 and Gainer's PC-TEA and there is nothing wrong with any of those. I guess it's different strokes for different folks!

They appear to perhaps not have quite the same density. Comparing grain at different densities is also error prone. But the whole point is that it is illustrative of how little the effect is when the rest of the developer is right. Thanks for posting @retina_restoration

Raghu Kuvempunagar said:

In case you didn't know already, @relistan's PC-512 Borax uses fewer ingredients than Instant Mytol and is gaining a solid reputation as a XTol-like developer. Merits consideration.

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Presently @relistan 's PC-512 Borax is my go to developer. It is really very good. Also it's produces commendable results for pushing, although I've tried only 1 stop till now.

I mixed up PC-512 last week and was very happy with the results. When I’ve worked through that I’ll give mytol and mocon a shot. I appreciate everyone hopping in with recipes

Sidd said:

Presently @relistan 's PC-512 Borax is my go to developer. It is really very good. Also it's produces commendable results for pushing, although I've tried only 1 stop till now.

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Awesome, glad it's doing the job!

aconbere said:

I mixed up PC-512 last week and was very happy with the results. When I’ve worked through that I’ll give mytol and mocon a shot. I appreciate everyone hopping in with recipes

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Great, yeah, give them all a try and see what does what you want.

relistan said:

Awesome, glad it's doing the job

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Definitely