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D96 Developer (Powder to make 1 Gallon)

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FPP D96 BW Developer (Powder to make 1 Gallon)

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The Film Photography Project brings you FPP D96 BW negative developer powder in handy packages that makes 1 Gallon of developer when mixed with water.

 

Long considered the go-to BW developer for the motion picture industry, D96 is a highly adaptable lower contrast film developer that enables you to increase the contrast by increasing your developing time or agitation. We’ve tested this developer with cinema films like FPP X2 (Eastman Double-X), FPP Blue Sensitive BW, ORWO Cinema Film and FPP LOW ISO BW and standard BW photography films like Kodak Tri-X, T-Max, Ilford FP4 and HP5 films to stunning results.

 

Powder Makes 1 Gallon of Developer

Long Shelf Life

Develop up to 50+ rolls

Average development time 7-8.5 minutes

This developer has a very long life, when you mix the gallon, you can store it on a one gallon jug OR store it in 4 one quart bottles. If you store in 4 separate 1 quart bottles, as you use it and the contrast begins to lower, start a second fresh bottle, and save the first one for extremely contrasty lighting or films. We recommend using it as a stock developer, use it without diluting and pour it back into your quart container for re-use.

 

What about diluting and using as “one-shot”?

You can also dilute it 1:1, but make sure you use fresh, unused stock for this and do not reuse this combination, it is one-shot. This developer will begin to lose contrast with use rather than completely exhaust.

 

The package makes 1 gallon of developer, which is about a 50% savings over buying it by the litre and if you store it in 4 one quart bottles it’s like getting 3 developers in 1, stock for re-use, stock for dilution for one-shot and a lower contrast bottle of used stock for hard lighting and high contrast films!

 

We are testing with many films but have found a lot to fall within 7 to 8.5 minutes. Massive Developing chart has a D96 developer option as well. Many report getting at least 50+ rolls from this quantity.

 

Here are starting times for some of our favorite films.

 

FILM ISO TEMP TIME

100Tmax 100 68F 7 minutes & 30 seconds

400Tmax 400 68F 8 minutes

TMZ3200 3200 68F 12.5 minutes

FPP Low ISO BW 6 68F 7 minutes

FPP SONIC BW 25 68F 8 minutes

Ferrania P30 80 68F 9 minutes

X2 (Double-X) 200 68F 7 minutes & 30 seconds

400 TX 400 68F 8 minutes

Orwo UN54 100 68F 5 minutes & 30 seconds

Orca B/W Lomo 100 68F 6 minutes

FP4 125 68F 8 minutes

HP5 400 68F 9 minutes

FPP Blue Sensitive 6 68F 7 minutes & 30 seconds

Polypan F 50 68F 9 minutes

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Uploaded on February 13, 2020