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Foma Universal Developer and MG paper
I am about to restart printing after a 20 years stop. I was planning to start by spending as little as possible.
This seems a decent developer for paper: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Foma-U.../54526/V70050/ The only problem is that I cannot remember if MG paper can use just a basic developer, or need a MG developer. Can anyone advise me on this issue? Absolute perfection is not an issue, at this stage. For a couple of months we shall mostly get to build a working darkroom and make some experience with what we have. So we need quantity and cheap. Thanks Berto |
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Welcome to FADU, Berto. As you have mentioned Silverprint I assume you are located in the U.K. If so, I'd say that the chemical you mention is far from the cheapest, although it claims to be both a film and paper developer.
Certainly as a stock paper developer you only get 1 Litre of working solution for £3.20. whereas Ilford MG developer in 5L of liquid will give you 50 litres of working strength developer for a lot less than 50 times more expense. I'd have a look at all of our sponsors sites and then decide what you believe to be the cheapest. All of their stock of paper developers will work just fine Mike |
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Have a look at the website of Firstcall Photographic who are based near Taunton. Just Google the name to find their website. They do a selection of film and paper developers 'branded' which are relatively cheap. Some things are a bit pricy (film and paper) but the developers, stop baths and fixers with their name are fine and not to be sniffed at.
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Very interesting site, thanks!
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Hi Berto and welcome to Fadu, I can reccomend Firstcall's own brand print developer, I have been using it myself for a couple of years now, and it works a treat, it is the cheapest around, very good value for money,
Richard
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