Developer for Efke PL100 4x5 sheet film

[jaimeb82]

I don't have a lot of experience developing my own film, just tried this summer with 35mm. I used Ilford Delta100 + XTOL + Ilford rapid fixer. Results were good and I used XTOL as (stock) 5Liters use and get rid of it.

I am playing with (4x5) Efke sheets and was wondering if I can use XTOL or if another developer will be best. On the instructions for use of the Efke film they recommend:

efke FR 16(1+19)
Micorphen
Rodinal(1+12)
D-76
T-max(1+4)

I ideally would like to use a developer that once I used I can put down the drain. It is less confusing for a beginner and I can control the results better.

Thanks in advance.

[werra]

If PL100 is the same emulsion as KB100, then Rodinal 1+25 gives beautiful result.

[jaimeb82]

It is the same, KB100 is 35mm and PL100 is sheet film. But they recommend (1+12) Is that 12 parts of water for 1 part of Rodinal?

[werra]

1+12 is kindof strong soup for Rodinal. What time they do indicate? I used 1+25 for 6 minutes, found from MDC and it worked very well.

[jaimeb82]

(1+12) 7 minutes

[werra]

This combination sounds really weird to me.

[Rick A]

I don't have a lot of experience developing my own film, just tried this summer with 35mm. I used Ilford Delta100 + XTOL + Ilford rapid fixer. Results were good and I used XTOL as (stock) 5Liters use and get rid of it.

I am playing with (4x5) Efke sheets and was wondering if I can use XTOL or if another developer will be best. On the instructions for use of the Efke film they recommend:

efke FR 16(1+19)
Micorphen
Rodinal(1+12)
D-76
T-max(1+4)

I ideally would like to use a developer that once I used I can put down the drain. It is less confusing for a beginner and I can control the results better.

Thanks in advance.

D-76 stock 7mins @ 20c
D-76 1+1 10mins @20c
I'm a 45 plus years user of D-76 no reason to use anything else (okay, I'm baiting some responses here!)

Rick

[MikeSeb]

I'm with Rick, as a fellow Rodinal apostate.

Hard to beat D-76 or Xtol for just about anything. TMAX is a bit pricey but lasts forever and is convenient to use. It looks to me a lot like D-76.

[juan]

Pyrocat PC
juan

[P C Headland]

I use either Rodinal 1+100 for about 18 minutes or PC-TEA 1+50 for about 10 minutes. Both are one shot developers, but PC-TEA is a home brew.

With Rodinal, I prefer 1+100 dilution @ 20C, and cutting down the agitation (5 inversions each minute for the first three minutes, then one inversion every three minutes). This seems to help the shadows, and keeps the highlights from blocking up.