Response to mixing D-76

With any film developer I would strongly urge that you use it as a "one shot" developer, at the recommended dilution. In the case of D-76 the recommended dilution is 1:1 with water. Use the developer once and throw it out. You really have no idea how much the deveolper is being exhausted during the development process and the best thing you can do to ensure consistancy is to always use fresh developer. You can re-print a picture that is printed with weak developer, but if you screw up the negatives with contaminated or exhausted developer, you might not get a second chance at the picture. Do what ever you can to get the best negative you can and your printing will be a lot easier.

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