----- 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 > > ============================================================================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and > logon to your account (the same e-mail address and > password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe > from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.