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Old 20th March 2020, 02:10 PM
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Ilford also recommends 90 seconds in the developer for the new MG V paper, instead of 60 seconds with MG IV.

Have just started to use the paper, I can confirm this.

Terry S

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I always used to over develop anyway That is if you can seriously overdevelop printing paper! It was a matter of course for me to give 90 seconds for MG4 Resin Coated and 2.5 minutes for fibre based.

One of my mentors in the past was a gentleman called Bill Wisden FRPS who was on the RPS distinction panels for more years than he could remember said. "You are paying good well earned money for the silver content of the paper, so developing longer will make good use of it."
After that I always did as suggested. I never have had staining which is supposed to be one of the problems that comes with developing the paper longer than it is intended.

If what I have read is correct, one of the main improvements with MG5 is the emulsion has a higher silver content, so it may well be why the development time should be increased.
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