Is there a good one-shot fine-grain developer for FP4? I've been using Rodinal but find it a bit too grainy. As I don't do a lot of work, a diluted developer sitting around will end up down the drain. Thanks in advance Yaakov Asher Sinclair

-- Yaakov Asher Sinclair (sinclair@actcom.co.il), October 07, 1999

Answers

Ilfosol-S works very nicely with this film. It's my usual, but usually with HP5.

Microphen is very nice also.

I print on a diffusion enlarger and usually find I have to develop about 15% longer than Ilford recomends. (Relatively soft lighting situations)

-- mike rosenlof (mike_rosenlof@yahoo.com), October 07, 1999.

PMK is very good, and the concentrate will keep for over a year. Pat

-- pat j. krentz (krentz@cci-29palms.com), October 08, 1999.

I use JOBO's one shot chemestry for all i do 4x5, 2 1/4x3 1/4 120 roll film, att typs, prints, negs, cromes

-- Bill Jefferson (jefferw@together.net), October 08, 1999.

This is a bit late, but try Ilfospeed diluted at 1-100 for approx 12 minutes or at 1-60 for 8 or so, you may prefer to add a couple of minutes to these times if you prefer.

-- David Kirk (David_J_Kirk@hotmail.com), May 03, 2000.