Re: developing HIE in d-76

[Marco Pauck <pauck@xxxxxx>]

> feeling like a go at this but at 1:1 rather than straight up. Has anyone
> tried this and have some times that they'd care to share?? Lookin at the
> techsheet they don't give times for 1:1 ... perhaps its not wise??

I have done this many moons ago. It did work, with the typical
results of dilution: a little more grain but a little better
acutance.

BUT:
Later I became aware that the capacity of un-replenished D-76
is only 4 films per liter, i.e. you need 250 ccm stock solution
per film - exactly what's required for most small film tanks
anyway (although not for rotation)! Therefore, it doesn't make
sense (economically) to dilute D-76, as it has to be used as a
one-shot developer even when undiluted.

Note, that XTOL is something different. For this successor of
D-76 only 100 ccm of stock solution is required per film, so
a 1:1 dilution makes a lot of sense.

	Marco
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