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Tetenal
new Eukobrom AC is proving to be a delight to work with. I
did not realize how much of a irritant the smell of the developer was
until it had been removed from the equation. I no longer have
developers nose where the smell lingers long after I have left the
darkroom.
In
an early article on this developer I had a couple of questions:
Personally
the main questions yet to be resolved are its keeping qualities and
whether or not the image will be warm when the developer starts to
deplete.
One
of these has now been answered, that is it's keeping qualities. I
have been using it in my slot processor, at the end of each print
session I leave the developer in the slot and cover it with the lid.
The amount of time between each print session varies a lot from days
to weeks sometimes months.
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| Slot processor |
Two
things have come to light. If you leave the developer in the slot you
should give it a stir before you start using it again. The active
ingredient can separate out dropping to the bottom. I was caught out
thinking that the developer had come to the end of it's working life
because it had been left for two weeks. Something I did regularly
with Ilfords multigrade without loss of usability.
Something
else I have not experienced before was a black and white crystalline
substance on top of the stop bath. It was a very heavy build up
making it difficult to remove the top off the stop. The stop it's
self was clear and still at the level it had been left at, turning
out to still be working even so I changed it. This maybe an
interaction with the vitamin C - something to keep an eye on.
The
other question about the warming of the prints as the developer
depletes still remains unanswered. This due to the fact I have not
processed enough prints with the fresh developer. Once I notice I'll
let you know.
Finally
I have used this developer with a number of makes of paper now - RC
and FB, natural, warm, cool tone and tinted papers - With great
results, so if you have not tried it yet, do so! you can get it in
250 ml shots which is More than enough to get a feel for the way it
works and looks.
Technical Data:
Developer Tetenal Eukobrom AC, paper Kentmere RC gloss.
