[pure-silver] Re: Microphen and possible formulas

  • From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:47:23 -0800

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Briggs" <MichaelBriggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:29 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Microphen and possible formulas


>
> On 11-Feb-2005 Ryuji Suzuki wrote:
>>>    Microphen is a packaged version of Ilford ID-68
>>
>> As far as I know they are different developers.
>> Microphen is said to be same as an unnumbered Ilfored 
>> formula
>> developed for repenished deep tank use.
>>
>
> Some have guessed ID-68 to essentially be Microphen, and 
> others have guessed
> the Ilford Replenishing Developer.    Perhaps both guesses 
> are just as
> accurate, the formulas have strong similarities.   The 
> best test would be to
> mix all three and develop some film.
>
>                   ID-68        IRD
> sodium sulfite     85 g        100 g
> hydroquinone        5 g          5 g
> borax               7 g          3 g
> boric acid          2 g          3.5 g
> phenidone           0.13 g       0.2 g
> potasium bromide    1 g          1 g
> water to make       1 liter      1 liter
> target pH           ?           8.95
>
> The formula for Ilford Replenishing Developer is from page 
> 112 of The Film
> Developing Cookbook.  Also given are two replenishers for 
> this developer, one
> for topping up and the other for a bleed system.
>
> --Michael
>
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