Any info on Lauder 76?

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RogerinVegas

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On a previous post I had inquired about your experience with EFKE films, and thanks by the way.

OK, the lab at school is open, I went in to see what film developer they use and it is labeled Lauder Formula 76. The stop, fix, or flo had no labels.

On my previous post I had inquired about tips on developing EFKE films, does anyone know about Lauder? I am guessing it is as close if not the same as D-76? I went over to [B]http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.html[/B] "Massive Development Chart" and there is no Lauder brand listed so looked for a "76" with "D-76" being the choice.

Also, there was a note on the board suggesting using distilled water as a final rinse? Should i should i not, I assume I should since it's "suggested?"

What do you guys think any clues, or tips on this Lauder stuff, should i run it using the D-76 time and temp?

Any advice would be helpfull!

Roger
 
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I think Freestyle in Hollywood supplies that product. A phone call there would tell you everything.
 
Hey Roger, BTW, I glanced at your gallery. Lotsa nice photos. i found I recognized those statues in the Paris fountain. I was drawn to them myself.

What kind of pinhole cap did you use for those pics in your gallery? Did you make it?

Robin
 
I thought they get it from Freestyle as well, only because that is who we are encouraged to get our supplies from. After going to Freestyle and checking out their B&W chemicals, developers especially, no Lauder brand is listed. Even with general search for lauder nothing comes up?

But I will e-mail or call them about any info since i got the film from them.

Robin, as for the pinhole , I bought a generic body cover just like this one on Ebay ( click on Ebay word) I have used it many times with great results, those were just a few that have been scanned. When and if you use it remove your batteries to save them, I use the L body without the batteries.
 
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Hi, Roger. Do you have any times for this developer? We may be able to wirk out your EFKE times using the following.

If you have, say times for Tri-x for the Lauder developer you may be able to work out the EFKE time by comparing with the D76 data. A bit of calculation and plain guess work should get you in the right area.
 
A google search has most posts talkling about it as if it's the same as D-76. I used a bottle a few years ago and treated it as D-76 with no problems or difference I could see.

If you see sludge, water stains or dust on your negs (even though you hang in a dust-free environment and use something like photo flo) then a final distilled water rinse will make a difference for you. One guy south of me about 100 miles says he simply has too. I decided to try but found little to any difference so I do not bother anymore. It really depends on your water.
 
As Rich has sufficiently stated (makes you wonder why I'm posting, actually), Lauder 76 is basically D76, perhaps slightly modified for slightly longer shelf life, though since it comes in absolutely full bottles you'll get 6 months anyway, if not closer to 8-10 (I can get 6 out of less-than-full ID-11, so a full bottle should do pretty well). I don't know how close it is to the original D76 formula but since Kodak's current D76 isn't exactly the same I doubt it's any more deviant. Treat it as D76 and you're good.

I use distilled water for my photo-flo and my final rinse (just the last change of the Ilford method, not alll of them). I started doing this when I did indeed have trouble with this little bit of sludge on the edges of my film (when dried on a reel, so drying widthwise rather than lengthwise). This was 2 residences ago, but I do it still just to be safe. Doesn't hurt, certainly. But see what happens first before doing so.

allan
 
markinlondon said:
Hi, Roger. Do you have any times for this developer? We may be able to wirk out your EFKE times using the following.

If you have, say times for Tri-x for the Lauder developer you may be able to work out the EFKE time by comparing with the D76 data. A bit of calculation and plain guess work should get you in the right area.
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That's a possibility, I will have a better look there was a chart for some films and that idea had crossed my mind. I will try to stop by tomorrow evening.
Thanks, Roger
 
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