Re: Microphen (new thread)

[Dan Cardish <dcardish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:22 AM 3/11/96 +0000, Ed wrote:

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>My all-time favorite general-purpose developer is Microphen.  Depending
>on the film I mostly use it 1:3, and occasionally 1:1.  I would recommend you
>try Microphen 1:1, but be prepaerd to find your negatives will probably
>have finer grain and more than normal shadow detail.  A 1/3 to 1/2 stop
>increase in real film speed is normal when going from a Metol-based developer
>to a similar one using Phenidone.  It seems to be a total freebie!  I can
>see no loss of sharpness, gradation, or increase in grain in any film that
>I've processed in Microphen.

I have mixed fealings about Microphen.  My standard 400 speed B/W film is
HP5+, rated about 250-320.  I've tested it with Microphen, and did find a
true speed increase to about 400, or maybe even a bit more.  But I didn't
like the look of the grain.  It wasn't necessarily larger, perhaps the
acutance was lower.  In any case, the grain appeared more noticable.  I
haven't used it since.

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