What home made paper dev do you like?

[aconbere]

I tend to have cycles of making negatives and then printing so keeping paper dev fresh is a challenge. I’d love something I could mix up in the morning from dry ingredients (or concentrate).

I see D-72 and Ansco 130 mentioned with some frequency. With ansco 130 I’m a little nervous about the availability of glycin and the way it seems to age. D-72 seems fine but I don’t have Hydroquinone on hand.

E-72 seems interesting since I make PC film developers already.

Any recommendations on where to start?

 

[revdoc]

E-72, 1+3. I make it up from scratch every time. Spoon measures are good enough.

200ml water
ascorbic acid 1/4 tsp
sodium sulfite 1/4 tsp
sodium carbonate monohydrate 1 tsp
phenidone 4% 0.5 ml (measured with a syringe)
potassium bromide 5% 1/2 tsp
add water to 250ml

Dev time is 2 minutes.

 

[koraks]

ID68 warm-tone, ID62 universal. Mostly use the latter now. I replenish it from the DIY-mixed concentrate.
Get some hydroquinone; it makes life easier.

 

[Alex Benjamin]

Get some hydroquinone; it makes life easier.

I agree. No hydroquinone limits your choices. D-72, Ansco 130, ID-62, D-166, ID-78, they all have it.

If you can't get it, you can try Ansco 120. It's a very simple developer to make. Note that it's low contrast. Use 1+1.