initially, i bought these chemicals:
* kodak d-76
* kodak dektol
* kodak stop bath
* kodak rapid fixer
* kodak hypo-clearing agent (hca)
* kodak photo-flo
since then, i've discovered that ilford hypam is a bargain, and best of all, it is a liquid concentrate. it's extremely easy to mix up small amounts of this fixer on demand.
i would like to move away from powdered concentrates because they are difficult for me to mix (djb was right all along). i have recently purchased agfa neutol and silvergrain clearwash hca, both of which are liquid concentrates. i'm guessing they'll work great.
i need to buy a kit to test my prints for residual hypo to make sure i'm washing them adequately.
* kodak d-76
* kodak dektol
* kodak stop bath
* kodak rapid fixer
* kodak hypo-clearing agent (hca)
* kodak photo-flo
since then, i've discovered that ilford hypam is a bargain, and best of all, it is a liquid concentrate. it's extremely easy to mix up small amounts of this fixer on demand.
i would like to move away from powdered concentrates because they are difficult for me to mix (djb was right all along). i have recently purchased agfa neutol and silvergrain clearwash hca, both of which are liquid concentrates. i'm guessing they'll work great.
i need to buy a kit to test my prints for residual hypo to make sure i'm washing them adequately.
my chemical process now looks like this:
paper:
agfa neutol (dev)
kodak indicator (stop)
ilford hypam (hypo)
water (wash)
silvergrain clear-wash (hca)
water (wash)
agfa sistan (protection)
film:
foma fomadon (dev)
water (stop)
ilford hypam (hypo)
water (wash)
kodak photo-flo (wetting)
misc stuff:
formulary residual hypo check
arista hypo check
paper:
agfa neutol (dev)
kodak indicator (stop)
ilford hypam (hypo)
water (wash)
silvergrain clear-wash (hca)
water (wash)
agfa sistan (protection)
film:
foma fomadon (dev)
water (stop)
ilford hypam (hypo)
water (wash)
kodak photo-flo (wetting)
misc stuff:
formulary residual hypo check
arista hypo check