Developer D-96A

Submitted by admin_soper on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 08:32
   
Developer D-96A
    D-96A2  
water (125°F)   750ml  
metol   1.5g  
sodium sulfite (anhydrous)   75g  
L-ascorbic acid   2.0g  
borax (decahydrate)   4.5g  
potassium bromide   0.4g  
calgon   1.0g  
water to make   1 liter  

 

 

 

This developer works at comparable development times to D-96, but at a lower pH. Granularity and sharpness is somewhat enhanced.

This formula does not seem to be widely promoted by Kodak. My speculation is that users had troubles similar to defective development observed with XTOL, and Kodak no longer lists this formula.

 

 

2 based on Anchell and Troop 1998. Original source unverified