Your thoughts on a reasonable developer for initial use with 35 mm FP4, Fomapan 200 and some expired HP5 + some other random sheets...

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Hi,

So now I have been reminded of how to load dark slides and achieved 6 X sheet loading into a Patterson 5x 4 holder (result!) I want to dev some 35 mm FP4, some expired HP5 and some undeveloped sheets in a box of dark slides from eBay (what a mystery...).

What's a reasonable 1st choice of dev, emphasis on convenience rather than cost - all comments appreciated!

I used to like the accutance effects of Accutol and Acculux, back in the day...

Robert
 
For convenience go for a liquid developer. So Ilford DDX is a good choice but there are of course hundreds of opinions. Obviously the most convenient option is just buy whatever your local camera shop has in stock.
 
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For the mystery sheets a long stand dev with Rodinol could be a good approach as as far as I understand it works to exhaustion so less guesswork.
I found it to be great for grain if you are a bit loose with time and iso and HP5 with standard short dev times .
As per the others a liquid dev in one shot mixes is very convenient.
 
Cheers all,

Thanks for all your thoughts - I am trying to buy the Euro HC kit that Nic & Trick used to list but may now be sold out...

Dev, Stop, Fix and wetting agent at a bundle price...

I am paused for a few days now - currently on a train to London for the Large Format photography course I keep banging on about - last session of 4 this time - scanning megs and inkjet printing, I think...

Robert
 
I develop all my sheet film in ID11, at a dilution of 1+2. It gives excellent results. A 5 litre pack, when mixed, lasts for ages. You do have to mix it from powder, but if you can make a cup of instant coffee you should manage...:)
 
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