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Does Kodak D76 work with Ilford FP4 Detal 400?


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D76 will develop Delta 400, however the results are FAR FAR from optimum. Not true of previous versions of Delta 400.

 

Xtol or DDX will optimize this film and it looks very nice.

 

so I will keep the delta one until ... I have new developing chemical :)

 

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D76 will develop Delta 400, however the results are FAR FAR from optimum. Not true of previous versions of Delta 400.

 

Xtol or DDX will optimize this film and it looks very nice.

 

Ho Tobey

 

I failed to detect where it said this on their web site above, can you point it out please?

 

Noel

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Ho Tobey

 

I failed to detect where it said this on their web site above, can you point it out please?

 

Noel

 

I'd use 1:3 & Ilfords recommendation for ID-11 at 1:3 & reduce time by 20%, if you are going to scan.

 

I'm more careful with exposure for D400 (or any of the tabular) grain films, and you need to fix for longer, and wash longer/more often.

 

Noel

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Ilford does not tell you this on their site. This is my experience regarding D400 and D76. I would not deseminate information I did not personally know to be true.

 

I waited for several years for this film to appear in a local store after announcement, when it did I was was thrilled. Then I made the first print and was floored. It was worse than the old version and worse then the original 400 Delta.

 

It was written up as such by Roger HIcks in Shutterbug when the film first appeared. He was more kind and said the film seems optimized for DDX.

 

I did some in Xtol which I was trying at the time and got good results.

 

The issue with DDX is that unless I keep tract of the revolving date codes, I never know how old the stock is that I am buying. It is not a simple sell by or use by like milk. It is coded in such a way it is not obvious.

 

I dislike Xtol and DDX for user procedures and handleing and prefer to mix D76 from my scratch chemicals a liter or two at a time. Cost is maybe a $2 / gallon. I know how old it is and what to expect. Under the right conditions, both are superior to D76. The code being right conditions.

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