Response to Why not make FULL use of chromogenic B&W film?

I'm afraid that Mr. Andrews is sadly uninformed about PMK. It was formulated in the '80's by Gordon Hutchings and he waited until he had all the kinks worked out before publishing it in 1991, publick domain, without strings, I might add. It is specially formulated for modern emulsions, and works superbly with the new generation of crystal grain films. 'Hit and miss'??? Hardly! PMK is the most reliable and predictable developer I've ever used. If it has minority appeal, it is only because you have to expend a bit of effort to buy a kit from Photographers' Formulary, or, as I do, mix it from stock chemistry. 'Dilletant' refers to 'superficial, amatuer,' hardly descriptive of those who go to the trouble and work of mixing developers from expensive and sometimes dangerous chemistry! I strongly suggest that those who line up like lemmings at the 'one- hour' color labs are actually the 'dilletants.'

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