Hi Ben, I’ve never tried either chemicals you are considering, but would be interested to hear how it goes if you choose one of them. maybe you’ve already considered this, but another option is Kodak’s reversal kit, which can be ordered in full, or a la carte (for example, you could order clearing bath only if you wanted to). In my experience, one order of 1st dev and Fix is all that’s needed for hi-con reversal since R9 bleach is relatively cheap and easy to mix from scratch as needed. I’ve done tests and can’t tell the difference (in 7363 hi-con) between substituting Kodak’s 1st Dev (D94) and and the traditional 2nd Dev. But if students are shooting Tri-X etc then the Kodaks 2nd developer might make sense. It’s not an eco kit but it does come in liquid parts A&B, its shelf life is good, and you can get their 30% edu discount (if you’ve got access to an edu account and place the order by phone/email)!
just one idea... —cb On Sat, Jul 27, 2019 at 10:24 AM Ben Balcom <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. Hoping someone might have some input/advice here. I teach an > Advanced 16mm class in which students do most of their own B+W Reversal > Processing for the semester. I'm looking for a Dektol alternative that > comes in liquid concentrate to avoid the powder mixing. These are what I'm > considering: > > > 1) Eco Pro Chemicals: > https://www.digitaltruth.com/products/ecopro_overview.php > <https://www.digitaltruth.com/products/ecopro_overview.php?fbclid=IwAR2rT4rxzOTenuF_RMWWLS1C40P6LR6EpZavbAllUz-v195_0bu6SUuLG5g> > Eco pro makes eco-friendly developer, stop, fix &c...this might be good > for the students and their nervous sloshings around. > > 2) Liquidol: http://stores.photoformulary.com/liquidol-paper-developer/ > <http://stores.photoformulary.com/liquidol-paper-developer/?fbclid=IwAR3n1UBp9sU9_z8EqIW-bBGHrQv3rdln197YwnmiJkAtEKuLITE4aoZBP9g> > Designed as a high-yield Dektol substitute. > > I've tried both and get solid results with small test strips. Still > haven't run a full 100', but I feel like they're good options. > > Has anyone had any experience with either one?? > > Many thanks, > Ben > > > -- > Ben Balcom > he/him/his > benbalcom.com > microlightscinema.com > [email protected] > 414-902-0236 > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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