[LargeFormat] D76 Discontinued ??

[Michael Briggs]

Why not buy the ID-11?   It should be a near exact substitute for the D-76.
The published formulae for D-76 and ID-11 are identical; the manufactured
versions are believed to be slightly different.  

I think the predictions/fears of the near-term demise of B+W photography are
greatly exaggerated.   It is likely that we will see a smaller range of
products, both from manufacturers and in what the typical photo store will
stock.   If a photo store decided that declining sales meant that they needed
to reduce their B+W photochemistry inventory, it would be hard to make a case
that offering both D-76 and ID-11 was important.

--Michael


On 01-May-02 Robert Lawrence wrote:
> 
> Went to order some D76 for the Large Format Workshop today to be told by
> my suppliers in the UK that D76 has been discontinued. Can that be? Or
> does he mean that they as suppliers have discontinued stocking it
> because of low demand? I think not, because they were able to offer
> T-Max dev and ID11. Anyone out there in Large Format Land heard
> anything? Is this the end of mono photography as we know it?  (Without
> resorting to home brew!)