D-76 is D-76. As long as the recipe is written correctly (no errors) then they should all look the same.Originally Posted by urnem57
See: http://lostlabours.co.uk/photography...rs/devID11.htm
or: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~simgrant/jackspcs/d76.htm
Both identical. There are variations on D-76, such as D-76H, which omits the Hydroquinone and increases the Metol which are also published: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~simgra...kspcs/fdev.htm
How about D-76
750ml water ~50C
2g Metol
100g sodium sulfite (anhydrous)
5g hydroquinone
2g borax
Water to make 1 liter
Or you could just buy Ilford ID-11 (or Kodak D-76)
Even easier, D-23 (similar to D-76):
750ml water ~50C
7.5g Metol
100g sodium sulfite (anhydrous)
Water to make 1 liter
Great. Thanks. I think I can get all of theses materials from Photographer’s Formulary. I am so disappointed with Kodak.
I bought all of my supplies for making D76 and a few others from Artcraft Chemicals. Excellent prices, fast service.
Agree with Artcraft. More dependable and higher quality all the way around.
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Great! Thanks.
I haven't seen the Legacy Pro xtol clone mentioned ... it seems to work well for me as an xtol substitute, and I haven't had to wait on supplies of Legacy Pro as I have had to do with xtol. Any quality or consistency issues noted with Legacy Pro?
Anyone got a formula for a homebrew Xtol type developer?
Here you go—
http://home.alphalink.com.au/~simgra...spcs/mytol.htm
It isn't the best idea to home/scratch-mix ascorbate developers. Add to this that the working characteristics of XTOL are nearly the same as D-76 and you're better off with that if you want to make something at home.
If on the other hand one is bent on making an XTOL-type developer from scratch, aside from using the original formula from the XTOL-related patent, Ryuji Suzuki's ascorbate formulas are by far the most well researched scratch mixes.
Hope this helps.
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