B/W film & B/W chems - What's in your darkroom?

[Michael R]

Tundra, Neither Ilford Rapid Fix or Hypam (essentially the same and same operating pH) should have any adverse effects with respect to pyro or catechol staining developers.

Film: Agfapan APX 100, Kodak Tri-X, Ilford FP4+ currently. On deck: Fomapan 100, 200. Frozen and waiting: More APX 100, FP4+, Tri-X, Plus-X, TMX, Acros, Arista,Edu 100, Efke 100. Not frozen and waiting: Ilford Ortho

Developers (in order preferred): Pyrocat-HD, PMK, HC-110, D-76, DK-50. On deck: D-23 and SLIMT processing with prior developers

I "stop" in running water bath

Fixer is currently PF TF4, but I may switch to Hypam since I don't see much advantage to the TF-4 and it is costly. I just have to make sure Hypam will work well with staining developers.

No hypo clear. Just 25min in a Gravity Works film washer.

Final rinse in PhotoFlo 200 with 30ml 91% Isolpropyl alcohol/liter of water for spot free drying.

Papers: Anything decent I can get my hands on other than MGFB Classic which I don't much like but will use if that's all that's around. This includes Ultrafine Silver Eagle FB, Arista.Edu VCFB, Fomabrom 111 Variant III VC FB

Developer: Dektol 1:2

Stop: 6oz 28% Acetic Acid/gal water

Fix: Ilford Hypam

Hypo Clearing: PermaWash 3oz/gal water

Toning: Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner 1:20-1:40 depending on paper

[Jim Noel]

Films: Currently on the "Ready" shelves FP4+, HP5+, Carestream T-Cat, Carestream EB-RA,Ektapan, Efke 25, Super XX, Arista EDU, Efke 100, Ilford Ortho 25, Adox 25 Ortho, Fuji HR-N and others in the freezer.
Developers, toners and fixers: Dozens of chemicals to mix any formula I desire.
Surfactant: LFN - Absolutely NO PHOTO-FLO ALLOWED

[Andrew O'Neill]

Pyrocat-HD, Xtol-R, D-23, DK-50, caffenol...

[Andrew O'Neill]

HP5, FP4, Adox, Shanghai, 4x5 HIE, Efke IR, Rollei IR...

[Greg]

FP-4+, HP-5+, Delta 3200, Bergger
Rodinal, PYROCAT-HD in Glyco, Diafine, Tetenal Ultrafin, Arista Lith, Moersch ECO 4812, HC-110, Kodak Stop Bath, TF-5 Fixer, Permawash, Rapid Selenium toner, Photo-Flo, Potassium Ferricyanide, Benzotriazole, Sodium Thiosulfate, Potassium Bromide, Kodalith A+B
Fomatone, Multigrade IV, ARISTA EDU, VARYCON
Portriga Rapid, ZONE VI, lite, Galerie, P-MAX ART
Salt, Ziatype, and Platinum/Palladium
Stonehenge, Lana Aquarelle, Revere Platinum, Bergger COT 320 papers

[Joe O'Hara]

TMax 400, D-23, WD2H (occasionally), TF-3, citric acid for stop. D-72, benzotriazole, potassium ferricyanide, Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner.

[Ulophot]

HP5, D-23, Ilford Rapid Fix, SLIMT (potassium ferricyanide and potassium bromide), Photoflo
Ilford WTF in Gloss and Semi-matte, EcoPro developer, citric acid, Photogs' Formulary TF-5
Selenium toner
Kodak Tray cleaner
Photofinish cleaner

[tundra]

HP5, D-23, Ilford Rapid Fix, SLIMT (potassium ferricyanide and potassium bromide), Photoflo

Can you talk a little bit about your experience with SLIMT and how it is separate from- or complements a compensating developer like D-23?

[tundra]

Absolutely NO PHOTO-FLO ALLOWED

Why? I've never had a moment's problem with PF 200.

[Joe O'Hara]

Oh yes-- and Photo Flo. I use a disposable 2 cc pipette to drip into the final rise tray.