devoloper for ilford fp4 plus

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I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good devoloper for Ilford fp4 Plus. I've never used it before so I dont know what to expect. Thank You! Joe

-- Joe (jt69714@aol.com), February 07, 2000

Answers

Joe,

For a simple start, try Kodak D76 at 1:1 dilution. If you want something a bit more exotic, PMK does really great things with FP4+. Kodak XTOL is also a good choice. Good luck, Sergio.

-- Sergio Ortega (s.ortega@worldnet.att.net), February 07, 2000.


I am using Ilforsol S with good results. Ilford advise 6 min at 20C, but I prefer a bit more of contrast and I use 6.5 min at 20C

-- Lemos Pinto (lemospinto@mail.telepac.pt), February 08, 2000.

Sorry, I forgot to refer the dilution: 1:14

-- Lemos Pinto (lemospinto@mail.telepac.pt), February 08, 2000.

I hope FP4+ is as kind to you as it has been to me. I have a 16x20 on the wall (from 120 film) off my first "test roll." I find the tonality wonderful, the sharpness excellent, and the grain pretty darned good for the speed. I've had the best results when using minimum exposure and development, getting a negative you might think was too thin--until you print it.

I, too, would suggest you try XTOL. I used a lot of it when it first came out, and it worked so well I decided to branch out and try other more "exotic" brews. I've come back to it for developing D3200 and once again am amazed at what it can do, especially with dillution. XTOL will give you good shadow detail and excellent sharpness with a minimum of grain.

-- Brian Hinther (BrianH@sd314.k12.id.us), February 08, 2000.


The following is a cut and paste job from one of Ilford's Technical brochures. 5.2 DEVELOPMENT TIMES SPIRAL TANK, DEEP TANK AND ROTARY PROCESSORS (Min/680F/200C) 35MM FILM ILFORD Meter Setting Developer Dilution EI 50/18 EI 125/22 EI 200/24 EI 400/27 ILFOTEC HC- D 1+9 * 3** 4** 7 1+19 4 1 / 2 ** 6 8 1 / 2 * 1+29 6 8 12 * ILFOSOL - S 1+9 3 1 / 2 ** 4** 5 * 1+14 5 6 7 1 / 2 * ILFOTEC HC 1+15 * 3** 4** 7 1+31 4 1 / 2 ** 6 8 1 / 2 * 1+47 6 8 12 * ID-11 Stock 5 6 8 * 1+1 7 8 12 * 1+3 15 18 * * MICROPHEN Stock * 5 1 / 2 6 1 / 2 11 1+1 * 7 9 16 1+3 * 10 13 * PERCEPTOL Stock 7 1 / 2 9 ** 1+1 10 1 / 2 14 * * 1+3 14 18 * * *Not recommended. **Not recommended due to the risk of uneven development. Highlighted area indicates the recommended choice for first time testing. Non-ILFORD Meter Setting Developer Dilution EI 50/18 EI 125/22 EI 200/24 EI 400/27 Kodak D76 Stock 5 5 1 / 2 7 * 1+1 7 1 / 2 8 1 / 2 11 * 1+3 12 14 18 * Kodak Stock 7 1 / 2 10 1 / 2 ** Microdol- X 1+3 14 17 * * Kodak A * 3** 4** 7 HC-110 B 4** 5 8 * Kodak T- Max 1+4 * 5 1 / 2 6 1 / 2 8 Acufine Stock * 3** 4** 10 Agfa Rodinal 1+25 5 6 9 * 1+50 6 8 1 / 2 13 * *Not recommended. **Not recommended due to the risk of uneven development. regards Mike callaghan

-- Mike Callaghan (cymage@netlink.com.au), February 09, 2000.


FP4 @ 125asa, Ilford Plus (LC29), 1:29, 6mins, 20C

-- Nigel Smith (nlandgl@eisa.net.au), February 10, 2000.

I get nice results with HC110 diluted 1:8 from stock, 6mins 30 secs continuous rotary agitation. DJ

-- N Dhananjay (ndhanu@umich.edu), February 15, 2000.

Ilford DD-X 1+6 at 21 degrees C for 6 minutes 45 seconds, agitating twice every 30 seconds.

-- Darren Holloway (dhollow@nortelnetworks.com), February 28, 2000.

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