Reports state that Neutol and Neutol WA will be made again by the company that took over Agfa's service contract for the minilabs. I use WA in a Nova slot processor and it is beautiful, rich blacks, long life and works even when it is like treacle. On 5/2/06 19:17, "Marc" <marc.peeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > don't know that they have the stuff in your country but here in Belgium and > Holland there are the magnificent developers of Amaloco. > Great in all the ways. I love these developers. I prefer AM6006 for my > Agfa and Ilford papers. > I don't know how it works with the Nova processor. You can ask them on > there site. > > www.amaloco.nl > > by > Marc > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Per Ohstrom" <ohstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 5:21 PM > Subject: [pure-silver] Replacement for Agfa Multicontrast Developer > > >> Now when Agfa Photo is gone and their chemistry hard to find, I am looking >> for a replacement for the Agfa Multicontrast paper developer. Does anyone >> have anything good to suggest? >> >> I liked the Multicontrast because >> 1. it gave good blacks on most papers (both RC and FB) >> 2. it was quick (50 secs for RC, 90 for fiber) >> 3. it had good keeping properties (I'm using a Nova slot processor and >> like to wait some 2-3 months before replacing the chemistry - of course I >> replenish after every printing session) >> 4. it had very good capacity >> >> So far I have tried Paterson's Acugrade 2 and Kodak Dektol (the liquid >> which is mixed 1+9, not the powder). Acugrade does not give the same >> blacks and I am a bit suspicious about it's longevity. Dektol gives almost >> as good blacks as the Multicontrast, but needs a lot more time (90 secs to >> 3 minutes). I have also used Ilford Multigrade Developer, but that was >> years ago, and I remember it as "softer" than the Agfa MC. >> >> The papers I use are Agfa Multicontrast (RC and FB) as long as my supply >> lasts, Ilford Multigrade IV (RC and FB), Emaks FB, FinePrint G RC and >> Forte Polywarmtone FB. >> >> So, suggestions are welcome. Thank you. >> >> Per >> ============================================================================= >> ================================ >> 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. > -- Regards Chris Woodhouse .... __o .. -\<, ......(_)/(_)....................... ============================================================================================================= 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.