Fomadon developers

[eyedeebee]

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I've got a couple of boxes of developer mixes (Fomadon P and Fomadon Excel), that I picked up earlier in the year in the Czech Republic.

 

Has anyone got any tips/experience of using these developers - what do I need to know?!?

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[rubenkok]

Ian,

I have never used it (I like to work with Kodak T-MAX Developers) but there is some information on thre net:

- Fotoimpex Berlin | alles für die analoge Fotografie Fotoversand & Fachgeschäft für analoge Fotomaterialien

Fomadon is only in the German pdf http://www.fotoimpex.de/catalogus_novus_impexi_germanus.pdf page 21and 36

and Retro Photographic Ltd - Black & White Specialist Photographic Products

- Digitaltruth Photo - The Massive Dev Chart Digitaltruth Massive Dev Chart

- Fomapan Tabelle Foma

In the Netherlands it is sold by Fotohuis RoVo shop

I hope this is some help

Ruben

[eyedeebee]

Thanks - the Retro Photographic site is very useful, and describes Fomadon Excel as -

 

"an advanced formulation slightly alkaline developer yielding fine grain negatives with enhanced sharpness, resolution and distinctive highlight and shadow areas. This developer is highly stable ensuring reproducibility and tolerance to temperature variation."

 

This sounds like the sort of idiot proof product I like!

 

I'm hopefully getting an Epson V500 scanner tomorrow, so I'll post some results.

[fotohuis]

Fomadon Excel is a Czech copy of the Xtol from Kodak with all advantages and disadvantages for this developer.

Most information is on the Czech Foma website which has also access in English:

FOMA BOHEMIA

 

Both Xtol and Excel are sensitive for metal ions in the water which will shorten the lifetime of these developers very much. Best advise is to use demi-water when making a stock and get rid of the developers over 6 months of storage of the liquid stock.