Does anyone have experience with Ilford DD-X and T Grained films? I apologize for not knowing the chemistry involved here. I promise to one day spend some time learning which type of developer works best with which type of film. But with a 16 year old and an 11 year old, it just ain't gonna be this year...
I went in to my local camera shop because I'm low on developer and knew that he carried one of the old standards; D-76. Rodinal has gotten a little pricey for me, lately (I'm used to it at about 30% less than what its selling for now.)
I must now call it a camera store (if I can digress for a second) instead of a photography shop because the owner is slowly divesting himself of analog items; specifically chemicals. He even keeps what little he has behind the propped open door to his back stock room. If you don't know its there, you won't find it.
As it turns out, all he has left are some rather dusty bottles of Ilfosol S, DD-X and TMax developers. I asked him if the DDX will work with the TGrained stuff...he had no idea...I looked at the instruction sheet on the back of the bottle and it gave me times for TMax et al...BUT, its a liter bottle, which makes 5 liters of working solution...too much for me; so I put it back on the shelf and give a slight sigh...
Without missing a beat, the shop owner said, "If that'll work for you, I'll let you have it for half..."
One more example of an analog shutterbug finding some way to benefit from the digital revolution. I left with the DD-X, naturally; $7.00 for the bottle.
Now all I need to know is: Will it do double duty for my Pan F, Delta400, D3200 and T3200 stuff? These are the bulk of what I shoot....
I went in to my local camera shop because I'm low on developer and knew that he carried one of the old standards; D-76. Rodinal has gotten a little pricey for me, lately (I'm used to it at about 30% less than what its selling for now.)
I must now call it a camera store (if I can digress for a second) instead of a photography shop because the owner is slowly divesting himself of analog items; specifically chemicals. He even keeps what little he has behind the propped open door to his back stock room. If you don't know its there, you won't find it.
As it turns out, all he has left are some rather dusty bottles of Ilfosol S, DD-X and TMax developers. I asked him if the DDX will work with the TGrained stuff...he had no idea...I looked at the instruction sheet on the back of the bottle and it gave me times for TMax et al...BUT, its a liter bottle, which makes 5 liters of working solution...too much for me; so I put it back on the shelf and give a slight sigh...
Without missing a beat, the shop owner said, "If that'll work for you, I'll let you have it for half..."
One more example of an analog shutterbug finding some way to benefit from the digital revolution. I left with the DD-X, naturally; $7.00 for the bottle.
Now all I need to know is: Will it do double duty for my Pan F, Delta400, D3200 and T3200 stuff? These are the bulk of what I shoot....