Glad this will help! Definitely recommend starting small with one roll of film. I’ve found that, this developer can be slightly stronger than Kodak D76 (since I’m used to it being packets that sat on a shelf for god knows how long since they were made) so air on the side of not extending past development times listed UNLESS you desire to push your film. With all things, individual results may vary slightly, but luckily… black and white film is quite forgiving. Most of all, HAVE FUN! Important to remember that we got into photography because we love it, so don’t let that spark be lost through the journey. Cheers!
Have you experimented with using stock D-76 and D-76R so you can keep using the same developer many many times without losing effectiveness? You can process 128 35mm x 36 rolls with a gallon of D-76 and a gallon of D-76R
Yes I have. And while the difference isn’t hugely noticeable, this method of mixing it myself was not only more consistent, but also yielded a finer grain structure. The image is way more important to me, than the economy of chemistry
I started with D76 and D76-R around 1990 or so when I was shooting B&W 4x5 like I had a motor drive. These days I mix both of the developer and the replenisher myself. I never found a noticeable between film processed with fresh developer and film processed after several rounds of replenishment. I definitely prefer mixing my own soup.
To my understanding, yes. Consult the massive development chart for dev times. If they don’t exist, this operates exactly the same as Kodaks D76, so the times you’ll find by searching google will remain accurate. Highly suggest testing before developing anything crucial though
