[LargeFormat] D76 Discontinued ??

[Les Newcomer]

D76H:
2.5g metol  100g sod sulfite anhydrous.  water to make 1 liter.

"A major problem with D-76 was discovered in 1929, just two years after=20=

its introductions. At the pH of fresh D76, which should be about 8.3,=20
the hydroquinone is essentiallyinactive. However, upon storage over a=20
few months, the pH of both D-76 and D-76R can rise as haigh as 9, enough=20=

to activate the hydro=9Cuinone. At that point D76 creates higher=20
contrast. thus d-76 can be variabe in its use, a poor characteristic for=20=

a developer that is supposed to be the gold standard"
On Friday, May 3, 2002, at 01:01 AM, Eve Girard wrote:

> I agree with Jim.  Have you ever read the "Darkroom Cookbook" by Steve
> Anchell?    Formulas galore for everything you can imagine.  I've been=20=

> using
> it religiously for some time and seldom buy anything in yellow=20
> wrappers.  I
> think mixing your own enables much finer tuning of both technique and
> process.
> Eve
>
> Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Brick" <jim@brick.org>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] D76 Discontinued ??
>
>
>> At 04:35 PM 5/2/2002 -0700, Aigner wrote:
>>
>>> Althought they provide imported D76, Dektol and F5 with english
>>>> instructions in the package, the measuring units are in the =
american
>>>> "gallons" and not liters as we are used to play with.
>>
>>
>> Hummm... my USA D-76, and all other USA Kodak chemistry I have, is in=20=

>> BOTH
>> metric and US units. All of my measuring and mixing apparatus is in=20=

>> metric
>> units. I use all metric in my darkroom and I live in Silicon Valley=20=

>> USA.
>> You need to read the package again.
>>
>> And I wouldn't look for D-76 to disappear off of Kodak's product list
>> anytime soon. And if by some quirk, it should, there is ID-11.
>>
>> And should ID-11 go away (fat chance as well) there is always the =
super
>> simple formula which consists of only extremely easy to get =
components.
>>
>> Metol, Hydroquinone, Sodium Sulfite, Borax.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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