first go with D-76 and Arista Premium 100 film

[Katastrofo]

These are test shots to see if I like this film/developer combo using the
Contax 137MA and Yashica ML 2.8/28 lens:





Epson 4490 scans

Using the 1:1 dilution, thinking I like this developer and will probably homebrew it when I order the rest of the chems from Artcraft.

Walmart just raised their prices on color film developing from $1.90 per
roll to $3.20. The ma and pa place devs color print 120 film for $4. Looks
like I'll be shooting mostly BW and color 120.

[hexi]

Based on pic 2 & 3 the rendition is pretty good. i haven't used D76 , nor the Arista film, which may be some rebadged right ?

[marty]

Nice samples Bill. D76 is what gave me always the most consistent result with 100 iso , even if maybe not the best possible. If you're going to home brew maybe this might be of your interest: http://www.jackspcs.com/dd76v.htm. I remember you were playing with two-bath some time ago.

[Katastrofo]

Hexi and Marty, thanks for your comments. Arista Premium 400 is rebadged
Tri-X, dunno what the 100 is.

Marty, formula looks interesting, but will probably go with the one bath recipe and use it as a one-shot developer, 1:1.

[peterqd]

I think you should be pleased with that combo Bill. Looks great to me.

[Katastrofo]

[lulalake]

Really looks nice Bill. I've never used D-76 on 4x5 but I think I'll try some next week.

Cheers

Jules

[Nesster]

I think in a yellow box, the speed is 125

I like your results very much indeed

[Katastrofo]

Jules and Jussi, thanks for your comments.

Jules, very curious to see how D-76 does with 4x5.

Jussi, so you think AP 100 is 125PX? I thought it might be TMAX 100. The
film does come in the Kodak canister.

[Nesster]

[Katastrofo]

[fish4570]

I am liking what I get with 1:1 d-76 one-shot and Arista Premium 400, and one roll of Acros 100. Still no scanner, though, so I can show 'em off ...

[cooltouch]

Good results, methinks. Nice, even density. I look for shadow detail and yours is good.

I've used Plus-X 125 and Tri-X 400 with D76 for years, always with good results. In fact, D76 is the only developer I've ever used, and have never seen a reason to use another.

[Katastrofo]

Thanks, Michael, I'm sold on D-76, like the results and favor one-shot
developers.

[cooltouch]

I've always mixed up a whole batch of D-76 and then keep track of the number of uses, adjusting developing time accordingly. But I've just bought a new pack of it, and I'd like to give it a try as a one-shot mixture.

Need to read up on it some more to get the recommended dilution ratios for one-shot developing. What do you use?

[Nesster]

I go bog standard 1:1

[Katastrofo]