Panatomic X in DDX or WD2D+

I have a single orphan roll of Panatomic X that was stored at room temp for many years before I got it and shot yesterday at EI 16.

Any guesses on development time at 68 degrees for either DD-X or WD2D+.

Hi Mark,

I only know times for D-76. However every roll of Panatomic-X I have ever shot has come through with good quality so you are probably going to be alright.

So what time would you use with D76 for normal development? That will at least give me a relative reference point.

Since you rated at 16 you will be safe with any of:

7, 9 or 10 minutes D-76 1:1 in small tank with typically recommended agitation (5 sec agitation each 30 seconds).

10 minutes is when I hit the "ASA triangle" which I believe got me full 32 speed.

7 minutes achieved lower contrast than I would have liked, but I believe now it gave me about 16 speed.

Thanks Bill

This is copied from the data sheet packed with a roll of 120 Panatomic-X. The parenthesized pairs are (temperature in °C, time in minutes) for Panatomic-X exposed at ASA 32 (DIN 16°):


Kodak Panatomic-X Professional FXP 120

D76, (18, 6), (20, 5), (21, 4 1/2*), (22, 4 1/4*), (24, 3 3/4*)

D76[1:1], (18, 8), (20, 7), (21, 6 1/2), (22, 6), ( 24, 5)

Microdol-X, (18, 8), (20, 7), (21, 6 1/2), (22, 6), (24, 5)

Microdol-X[1:3], (18, 13), (20, 12), (21, 11), (22, 10), (24, 8 1/2)

HC-110[Dil. B], (18, 4 3/4*), (20, 4 1/4*), (21, 4*), (22, 3 3/4*), (24, 3 1/4*)

* Unsatisfactory uniformity may result with development times shorter than 5 minutes.


I have also developed Panatomic-X exposed at ASA 32 in Kodak T-Max Developer using the Plus-X temperature/time combinations listed on the table on the bottle. This resulted in negatives of approximately normal density and contrast. The Plus-X combinations are:

(20, 5.5), (22, 5), (24, 5)

Note: The 22C and 24C times are the same—5 minutes.

Thank you Ian

That is truly helpful.

Success.

DD-X using 15% less time than D-76 worked just fine.

markbarendt said:

Success.

DD-X using 15% less time than D-76 worked just fine.

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Wait, D-67 stock or 1:1? oh heck, What times did you use for DD-X exactly? I'll be using the same dev tomorrow on one orphan roll of FXP 120 so any info would be helpful, did you use the above posters time of 5.5 minutes?

Stock as I remember but I've slept since then.

markbarendt said:

Stock as I remember but I've slept since then.

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Lol, ok thanks.