[pure-silver] Re: D-Max with pyro

As someone who processes with PMK Pyro all the time (hundreds of rolls a year) I thought I'd just say that I have always had very consistent results following Gordon Hutchins' general directions using the Formulary version- both dry mix-your-own kit and premixed wet versions. I follow dev/stop /fix with 2 minutes in the used developer than wash for 20 minutes.

For film I use 35mm Delta 400 which doesn't stain much; but have also processed 120 Tmax 100 for clients.
I have also processed Delta 100 and occasionally other emulsions.

It seems that using a water stop bath , and TF-4 fixer, to be a huge part of getting consistent stain. It is easy to make the stain disappear ( either completely or unevenly) with an acid stop or with traditional fixer. Weak fixer can also lead to uneven stain as well as uneven clearing of silver.

That said, to the eye the negatives tend to look a little brownish ( some emulsions look greenish or yellowish) and a little thinner than negs developed in Rodinal or D-76 but not greatly so. They also tend to have lots of information in the shadows and highlights in spite of their "thinner" appearence.
The difference is not really apparent until they are on a light table side by side with negatives developed in other chemistry.

One of the nice things due to tanning of the emulsion in Pyro is that they are dust and scratch free... Clear skies and smooth clean skin.




                Russ Gorman Photography
                     Portland Oregon
<http://www.russgormanphotography.com>


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