how many developers do you use, or have you settled on one

[jnanian]

how many developers do you use, or have you settled on one?

if you use a handful, are they for specific films or reasons ?

[Thomas Bertilsson]

John,

I use two developers.

1. Xtol - for film speed and high contrast lighting.
2. Edwal 12 - for normal to low contrast and normal film speed.

That gives me consistent results in printing.

[tkamiya]

I use D76 as my standard.

I use XTOL with Delta 3200 and when I have to push other films beyond one stop.

[Klainmeister]

I use Pyrocat HD to for any landscape/archaeology shots.

I use Xtol for everything involving people

[MattKing]

HC-110 for me, dilution E, replenished.

[Harry Lime]

Barry Thornton's 2-bath: 400 asa max
Diafine: 800 - 1600 asa

[Michael R 1974]

Spent caffenol/130 for everything

[MartinP]

35mm APX100 in Rodinal, then ID11 at 1+1 for everything else.

[KenR]

After years of experimenting I have settled on HC110 generally used at dilution H. Gives a good balance of grain, sharpness and speed and lasts forever. All too often I would start to develop some film and have to stop because the developer had clearly gone bad. This never happens with HC110.

[Shawn Dougherty]

Rodinal for TMY2 and FP4+. That's about it. Sometimes I get a good deal on HP5+ from a local shop in which case I use Pyrocat HD but that isn't very often.