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(I originally wrote and posted the following article a few years ago as a regular thread. As we now have a formal place for these articles, I've...

In this article, I am going to lay out a camera, lens, exposure, film, developing, paper and printing regimen that will speed you on your way to...

Pyrocat – Versions and Mixing Directions

I am attaching mixing directions for various versions of Pyrocat, including –HD, -M, -P, -MC a...

Buffered Borax Developer

This is a variant of D76 I'd not seen before, it came from the Kodak Research Laboratories and was published in 1934 in...

Does anyone have a recipe that is or mimics Edwal Ultra Black?

It's getting almost impossible to find here.

Thanks!

Marek

This is a single-bath intensifier for underdeveloped films. It doesn't include some of the more hazardous and exotic components of other...

I'm looking for guidance on using DK-50 at 1:3 dilutions, and approximate starting developing times, especially with modern films (TMY-2, Acros).
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I have been frustrated by the incomplete information of currently available BW papers and have decided to do something about it!
I have tested a...

A slight variation on Kodak T-12 Iron Blue Toner, with some usage notes for acheiving bright, saturated cyanotype tones. It's easy to mix up on the...

My Borax Project
Borax is useful in many ways. Some of us worry about the purity of the commonly and cheaply available 20 Mule Team Borax. There is....