leicavirgin2 Posted November 28, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have tried D76 stock and was pleased with the results. The stock solution w/o dilution worked fine in my opinion... I was told that the stock solution only last for about 2 weeks in collapsable bottles like the AE bottles. How does D76® work? What is the difference between D76, (stock), D76® & D76 @ 1:1? How do you use them differently.... In addition, I have been using Clayton's F76+ which they say mimics D76... I'd have to agree. My only question is the shelf life. Any comments most welcomed... LV2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cbretteville Posted November 28, 2011 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2011 Kodak on D76, page 7 deals with shelf life. Also if you store the stock solution in a fridge it will last longer than in room temp. I don't use D76/ID11 very much I use HC-110 a lot which has very good shelf life and I prefer 1-shot developers, but Google "D76 shelf life", there is a lot of experience out there. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 28, 2011 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2011 D76R is used for replenishing D76 when you reuse stock solution. There is no other use. Shelf life is 6 months if stored in full well sealed glass bottles. A PARTIALLY full bottle goes more active for a week or so, then crashes. Nearly everyone buys a set of smallone time use bottles. Mine are 4 oz brown with cone shaped nylon inserts in the cap. Decant the fresh mixed stuff after it cools into the small bottles. Dry the sealing area OF THE BOTTLE and cap. Mine came from Specialty Bottle Company. Wash and dry the bottle for next run of fresh developer. Multiple times I have run standardized tests at weekly or monthly intervals to detect shelf life. 6 months is always the result. 7 is slightly bad, It just depends on what you will tolerate. For perfect, 6 months is it. Kodak will tell you 6 months and they are correct. 6 weeks in a partially full bottle is pure popycock.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_d Posted November 28, 2011 Share #4 Posted November 28, 2011 Any solvent type developer will reduce the silver grain particles making them smaller during development as opposed to a non-solvent developer like Rodinal. Diluting a solvent type developer like D76 or X-tol reduces the solvency of the developer and will give you more pronounced grain with an increase in sharpness due to the edge effects of the grain. If you were to do a true speed test you will find that diluting the developer will also increase your film speed a small amount. It is nice to see photographers developing (ha) their darkroom skills. Keep it up and maybe film will be around for ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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