Anyone knows what is the best dev. to process Kodak Technical Pan 35 mm Film? I don't have in my city Technidol. Could I use D-76 or even ID-11? Regards and Thanks Mauricio M. Falcao

-- Mauricio M. Falcco (mmfalcao@convoy.com.br), October 03, 1997

Answers

I have not used the developers you mention but have had good success with Rodinal at 1:100. Will have to look up the times tho. But, Bruce Barnbaum uses it & has a reference to Rodinal development times/temp in his book on The Art of Photography.

-- Dan Smith (shooter@brigham.net), October 03, 1997.

My vote for best developer goes to Photographers' Formulary TD-3. It allows you to shoot Tech Pan at ISO 50 and gives a marvelous tonal scale with highlights that "glow."

-- Brian Hinther (BrianH@sd314.k12.id.us), September 16, 1998.

1:100 Rodinal is a famorite fomular for developing Technical Pan film with subminiature photographers. It is best to dilute the Rodinal with distilled water with 56 g sodium sulphite per 1000 cc added. Development time 6 minutes at 20 degree C

Agfa has a fine grain version of Rodinal available in 125 ml bottle, called Rodinal Special. I use 1:60 Rodinal Special to develop Minox format Tech pan film, 20 degree C 15 minutes

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), May 20, 1999.