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Re: Diluted D-76 & Imporved D-76 at dilution

2009-11-14T23:00:57Z

On Nov 13, 6:11 pm, "Richard Knoppow"
Thanks, Richard. This increased densities to those I am used
to
seeing. I also took advantage of a Gainer post on Apug in
which he
states that there's little or no harm in increasing the
borax in the
formula as well.
I have to find the citation for the Kodak research

Re: Diluted D-76 & Imporved D-76 at dilution

2009-11-14T16:05:22Z

Thanks, Richard. This increased densities to those I am used to
seeing. I also took advantage of a Gainer post on Apug in which he
states that there's little or no harm in increasing the borax in the
formula as well.

Re: Diluted D-76 & Imporved D-76 at dilution

2009-11-13T23:11:18Z

It could be. The amount of metol in standard D-76 is
minimal. I would suggest increasing it to perhaps 5 grams
per liter.
Also, in general, the activity of the developer is
slightly lower than standard D-76. This is shown in the
graphs in the 1929 paper from Kodak Research Labs. Metol and

Re: possible supplier of chemicals in India

2009-11-13T19:10:43Z

On 11/13/2009 5:33 AM sreenath spake thus:
>
Well, as I said, it *might* make sense to buy chemicals in bulk if
several people set up some kind of buying club to pool their needs, but
it would require a lot of coordination to make it happen.

Re: Bluefire Police film?

2009-11-13T17:08:12Z

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
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Also, try this. I was sure,last time I looked, they had 100' rolls of
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Diluted D-76 & Imporved D-76 at dilution

2009-11-13T15:52:38Z

Is it possible that my home brewed, 'improved,' no hydroquinone D-76
would be less active at 1:3 dilution than standard, out of the box
D-76? Although my home made D-76 compares favorably with store bought
D-76, results at 1:3 seem underdeveloped.

Re: possible supplier of chemicals in India

2009-11-13T13:33:09Z

I live in India.
Even if the chemicals would be cheaper, what about shipping charges?
I wanted to buy Phenidone and CD-4, which are _not_ available anywhere
in retail in India, and had to buy 1 KG of each.
And minimum shipment size for Ammonium thiosulfate was 25 KG.
I heard there are some who claim to produce Amidol, and thankfully I

Re: possible supplier of chemicals in India

2009-11-11T19:18:48Z

On 11/11/2009 8:24 AM Jean-David Beyer spake thus:
>
Good question. Presumably someone (the importer) would need to have the
proper licenses and such. Lotsa paperwork, but it's probably possible.
(I have worked with people trying to get stuff through customs, and it
can be a bitch. You definitely need a broker or agent, and a good one at

Re: possible supplier of chemicals in India

2009-11-11T16:24:06Z

Also, how would you manage the paperwork to get it through customs?

Re: possible supplier of chemicals in India

2009-11-10T19:35:55Z

On 11/10/2009 6:12 AM Lloy...@the-wiredot.com spake thus:
[snip]
>
Company looks legit enough. I seriously doubt, however, that you're
going to be able to buy small, convenient packages of photo chemicals
from them. They're an industrial supply operation. (I wonder what the
smallest amount is that they would sell: 55-gallon barrels? and if

possible supplier of chemicals in India

2009-11-10T14:12:38Z

November 10, 2009, from Lloyd Erlick,
I received this email today, presumably
because they have been searching websites
that mention photo chemicals.
I have never dealt with this company, and
have no interest beyond informational.
Kind Attn.: Purchase Manager

Dear Sir,

We are manufacturer and exporter of below

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2009-11-04T20:58:25Z

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Re: More toning questions

2009-11-04T14:52:10Z

November 4, 2009, from Lloyd Erlick,
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:57:45 -0800 (PST), Lew
Ilford Warmtone (they designate the FB paper
MGW) is a good choice. I've used MGW for
years now, and I like it very much. In fact,
in certain ways I prefer it even over two
discontinued papers that were well loved:
Kodak Ektalure and Agfa Portriga. My reason

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2009-11-02T11:46:24Z

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Re: More toning questions

2009-11-02T23:13:05Z

Developer will have some effect on original image color
and toning. In general warm tone paper has somewhat finer
silver grains than neutral or cold tone paper. It is the
size of the grains that largely determines the color of
silver images. Fine silver grains generally tone more
rapidly than coarse grains partly because of the ratio of