I never used replenisher with B&W chems- memories of my high school
photography teacher won't allow it!
But replenishment in C-41 is common for me. In the case of C41 Dev and
fix, the replenisher is the stock solution. However, to make working
developer from stock solution, you add developer starter. So in effect,
there is a difference between the working solution and the replenisher.
With fixer, the replenisher is the stock solution straight up.
For your question, I found this link:
http://www.apug.org/forum/index.php?threads/dk-50-developer.62109/
About halfway down the page is this response:*"*DK50 and DK50-R
Replenisher", where the poster gives the formulas. I'm not into the
actual chemistry, but there are differences between the developer and
replenisher. The replenisher has 2X Kodak Elon Dev Agent (Metol), 4X
Hydroquinone and Kodalk (Sodium Metaborate), and no Potassium Bromide.
Ken Hart
kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On 07/14/2017 10:45 AM, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
When dealing with D-76 or DK-50, is it really urgent that one use the
replentisher chemistry? Why can't I just use fresh devloper (at the same
dilution) and top up the working developer with, say, 1oz of fresh dev
every use?
