Response to Why don't more people use two-bath developers?

Bill, I don't think you have to worry about that (although never say never??) Diafine has been around for ages. If it did disappear, I think it's actual makeup is similar to Divided D-23, although it's actual formula I don't know. I've just heard people say that it's similar. I found an old Camera & Darkroom mag. issue last night that had a big article by Steve Anchell (I think) about these types of developers. Any of you interested? I guess most of you all are shooting landscapes or something, but the problems I've had with Diafine have been around the fact that by it's very nature, you can't exactly increase your contrast at all. So, it really isn't a good choice for flat lighting or areas with subtle tonal changes. (i.e. white on white). It's what some people call "automatic development", it's really impossible to overdevelop in it. So, I agree with Gene, it really is hard to mess up with it.

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