General purpose paper developer Neutral tone, long scale
| warm water 125 F | 500ml | ||
| elon (metol) | 3.1g | ||
| sodium sulfite | 45.0g | ||
| hydroquinone | 12.0g | ||
| sodium carbonate | 67.5g | ||
| pottassium bromide | 1.9g | ||
| cold water to make | 1000ml |
Add the chemicals to the warm water in the order given.
Dilute 1:2 for use. Minimum developing time is 1.5 minutes. however this developer yields better results if you develop for 1-2 minutes
Long tonal scale paper developer that produces excellent results with cold tone papers
| warm water 125 F | 300ml | ||
| sodium sulfite | 44.0g | ||
| pottassium bromide | .55g | ||
| cold water to make | 1000ml | ||
| Amidol | 6.6g |
Add the sulfite and bromide to hot water, stir until dissolved. Add the cold water bringing the total volume to 1000ml. Do Not add the amidol if the solution is above 80 F. This developer is used undiluted. Developing times are between 3-5 minutes.
Brett Weston's Amidol Developer
| water 68 F | 3.5l | ||
| sodium sulfite | 90.0g | ||
| Amidol | 40.0g | ||
| Citric acid * | |||
| 10% pottassium bromide | 4.0ml | ||
Brett's original formula called for a pinch of citric acid as an organic anti-fogging agent. This developer is used undiluted. Developing times are between 3-5 minutes.
Kodak selectol is a softworking developer that yields warm tones with most papers.
| warm water 125 F | 500ml | ||
| elon (metol) | 1.5g | ||
| sodium sulfite | 21.0g | ||
| hydroquinone | 6.0g | ||
| sodium carbonate | 17.5g | ||
| pottassium bromide | 1.5g | ||
| cold water to make | 1000ml |
Add the chemicals to the warm water in the order given. Dilute 1:1 for use developing times are between 2-4 minutes. You can make this formula warmer by increasing the amount of potassium bromide. However Do not exceed 3.0g because you run the risk of increasing highlight fog and the minimum developing time for maximum black.
Gevaert G.262 Special Warm Tone Paper developer
| warm water 125 F | 750ml | ||
| sodium sulfite | 70.0g | ||
| hydroquinone | 25.0g | ||
| sodium carbonate | 90.5g | ||
| pottassium bromide | 2.0g | ||
| cold water to make | 1000ml |
Add the chemicals to the warm water in the order given.
Undiluted the image will be brown black.
Diluted 1:2 the image will be brown
1:4 the image will be red brown
1:6 the image will be red