You say sulfite; I say sulphite, let's call the whole thing....

Sorry, I sometimes lapse into the archaic spelling from high school chemistry. ie. from sulpher, sulfer, etc. But the result is the same, sulfite throws the baby out with the bath, no matter what film you use. A sharp negative will alway look like it has less grain, unless of course, the photographer is making use of large out of focus areas. FG-7 is a superb developer, even if it is a very old formula. In an amber bottle, it will keep nearly forever like Rodinal. BTW, HP-5+ in PMK looks like FP-4 in FG-7, but with an EI of 200 instead of 64. I'll bet that everyone who tries PMK will never go back to their previous developer for normal, non-pushed shooting. I have a lot of experience with Delta, but please don't call me an expert. (Definition of expert: EX is a has-been; SPURT is a drip under pressure.) I don't want deference, either; I am always happy to answer questions on PMK from those who don't yet have the Gordon Hutchings Book of Pyro. Everyone should read his article in the current issue of Camera Arts Magazine, even if they are perfectly happy with their present process.

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