Post #1777395
2026-04-17 15:45 UTC
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D-76 is best diluted 1:1 and used as a one-shot. It's cheap and available in powdered form from multiple suppliers. At 1:1, a gallon of stock will process 32 rolls of film, an ambitious shooting goal for the six months that the stock will last. (In commercial studios of the past, D-76 was used as the regular developer and kept continuously active through the periodic addition of a replenisher, D-76R.) It's also easy to mix up from scratch, but there's really no reason to bother.
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@bosak@flx.masto.host 2026-04-17 15:45
6/ Do I use D-76? No, though for years I did. Right now I'm using D-23 1:1 for 120 (6x6 and 6x9) and Acufine for 35mm, and for maximum flexibility, I always keep HC-110 around. But I've been at this on and off since 1966, and I have pretty clear ideas about what I'm after. Unless you're into photography as an aleatory, unrepeatable medium, I recommend sticking with D-76 (1:1) until you have everything else under perfect control.