[rollei_list] Re: PC-TEA was: Rodinal
- From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:51:11 +0200
That's the one I was thinking of, thanks Aaron. I kept searching for
Phil Grainer so I never even got close to finding the information.
I've never heard anyone say anything bad about this formula. There
have been many who have consistently good results.
Daniel
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Aaron Reece <oboeaaron@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Oct 22, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Marc James Small wrote:
>
>> I have also held to D-76 as my standard developer but like that
>> Citric-Acid based developer Kodak introduced in the later 1990's. THAT is
>> grea stuff. Somewhere, I have a DIY formula for it.
>
> Perhaps you mean Pat Gainer's PC-TEA.
>
> 9 grams ascorbic acid
>
> .25 grams phenidone
>
> 100ml TEA
>
> Heat the TEA to around 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Add the ascorbic acid and
> stir, dissolving completely. Add the phenidone and stir, dissolving
> completely. Done.
>
> Actually, I just dump the ascorbic and phenidone in at the same time. There
> always seems to be a gritty particulate matter left in the bottom of the
> beaker; I suspect it is inert ingredients from the ascorbic acid powder. In
> any case, the developer action from batch to batch remains consistent.
>
> I'm sure I'm not coming anywhere close to matching Kodak's QA, but I can
> make up a batch of this stuff in a fraction of the time it would take to
> drive to the nearest store that stocks Xtol.
>
> I love PC-TEA. It is cheap, the concentrate lasts over a year, and it yield
> excellent pictorial results.
>
> Best wishes,
> Aaron
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