How to Mix Kodak D-76 Film Developer
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- Опубликовано: 27 дек 2014
- Fine art photographer Christopher Crawford demonstrates how to mix Kodak D-76 black and white film developer from Kodak's packaged powder.
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Super helpful, I looked all on You Tube and you're the only one that made actual sense to me. Thanks!
I don’t know if you have the 3litre wine boxes we have in the U.K., but they are brilliant for storing a batch of D-76. Once the wine box is empty you can carefully prize the tap off the bag and give both a thorough wash then hang your bag up to dry totally inside. Fill it with the D-76 and push the tap back back in. As you empty the box using the developer it remains air tight and so it doesn’t have any oxygen the stiff bottles have. You just turn on the tap every time you want some, and it comes out totally fresh.
I never thought that a "how to mix chemicals" video would be useful but I watched this one before getting started on the weekend and it was VERY valuable. Fortunately I only had a small packet of D76 to mix up (1 litre) but knowing what to expect and having some idea of how others go about it was really helpful in bringing the stress levels down. Thanks for putting this up.
I mixed D76 earlier today, with pretty much this same method (except for the microwave and I poured all 3 liters of distilled water in thebucket at once; the temp. was 127.5° F). Everything was dissolved after2 1/2 mins., then the room temp. 800 ml of water were added, and I stirred for an extra minute. I also used gloves, mask and face shield, and I cut only one corner of the envelope, not the whole top. Definitely a very helpful video!
Your very experienced chris, videos are Great.
Thanks Chris-good video
i like your demonstration it help to learn in mixing chemical
Thanks man, this helped a lot.
Really helpful. Thanks!!
Thank you very much for this. It helped a lot and all went well :-)
Thank you.
If you got a container like the one in the video you could also pour in glass marbles to get rid of the air. Or get a bellows bottle. You don't want the D76 to be in contact with air.
My recommendation to store it is to use wine bottles and wine stoppers to remove all the air, which you can do after every use. Plus wine bottles are 750 ml, which is perfect is you need 250 ml.
Great video - so down to earth. How many rolls would a package develop? Thank you.
When mixing a liquid fixer, such as Ilford Rapid Fixer, do I still need to mix the water and fixer in a separate container before adding it to my Datatainer, or will it be fine to pour them straight into Datatainer and give it a shake to mix it?
Hi Chris. Thanks for this excellent video. I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between the initial mix and the dilution process (this is my first time mixing my own chemicals, in the past, they have been mixed for me!). To clarify, The initial powder mix is different than the dilution? When you first mix the solution as you did in this video, this is the full strength. You dilute the full strength 1:1 with water when you want to develop film, for single use? The initial full strength mix lasts 6 months, with no air? Thank you in advanced for bearing with my long series of questions!
I wish I had seen this before I mixed up an old can of Acufine from the early 1960's. I didn't get the water hot enough and had particles floating around.
can you help me please in mixing xtol developer film and photo paper. i want to use only onefourt of the film developer powder and photo paper powder. please let me know the procedure on how to mix it.
Water level would not rise if something is 'dissolved' in the water. The product when dissolved, resides in the space between water molecules.
It's a one time developer right? So as soon as i develop a film in my 485ml tank i can throw the developer right after?