Gudmundur Ingolfsson
27-Jul-2000, 13:47
I just got my order of Rollo Pyro developer(Leban) delivered and I want to use i t to process Bergger BPF 200 and HP5 film. Any suggestions for time/temprature for N- N and N+ for those films in Rollo Pyro? I need a starting point because I hate testing.
Nze christian
28-Jul-2000, 05:50
hello
for BPF200 expose at 100 and develop 8 min and for HP5 expose320 and develop 9 min
but do you want to use it in tube or in tray?
Nze christian
28-Jul-2000, 10:23
hello again I use pmk for platinum print (zia printing)
here are an old mail from leban about rollo pyro:
Hello alt4s
When I look for the latest correspondences about the pyro-developing it seems to me if most of you have equal problems with PMK like myself.
The uneven staining and high base-fog problems in tray and also in rotation-developing let me think about the reason-why. I think the main problem is the air-oxydation combined with the relatively long developing time. To eliminate these facts should clean my problems and negatives.
I made two modifikations on Hutching4s PMK:
The first, to slow down the air-oxidation of the working solution, I added ascorbic acid as antioxidant to solution A.
The second, to cut the developing times, I concentrated the working solution (added more pyro and metol but also a small amount Potassiumbromid against fogging to Part A).
Since I used this modifications I never had problems with the results on HP5+, FP4+, T-Max 100.
For mid- and large-format this corrections have no bad effects on negatives (grain, sharpness etc..)
So try it - and you have some problems less.
When you work with ready to use packs from photographers formulary or others you should use only 75% quantity water to make Part A and add the ascorbic acid and Potassiumbromid.
If you make it yourself try his:
Rezepture PMK mofdified by H.Leban
PartA
800 ml aqua dist. 20g Sodiumbisulfit, Sodiumhydrogensulfit 20g Metol 150g Pyrogallic acid 10g Ascorbic acid(Vit-C) 1,5g Potassiumbromid 2-5g EDTA-Na4
Part B 300g Kodalk, Sodiummetaborat 5g EDTA-Na4 in 1l aqua dist.
For normal and N+/N++/N+++ developing use: 1PartA + 2Parts B + 50 Parts water
Times for HP5+(at 400 ISO) 220C(720F) Rotation-Jobo
N/6,5min N+/8min N++/9,5min
For normal and N-/N- -/N- - -/N-3 developing use: 1Part A+2PartsB+ 100Parts water
Times for HP5+ (at 400 ISO) 220C (720F) Rotation-Jobo:
N/8min N-/6,5min N-2/5,5min
These are my processing dates to get 8x10" negatives for platinum/palladium - maybe you have correct it for your work.
I also process FP4+, T-Max100, Lotus View Classic100 and T-Max400 with best results.
If you need a detailed Rezepture sheet and times for other films please contact me directly.
Greetings from Austria
Harald Leban chemist and alt-photographer
hlebanphot@compuserve.com
Platinum prints at: http:www.aperture-photo.com (the platinum room)
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