Best developer for Arista EDU Ultra/Fomapan

luketrash - I was suprised you found the Foma200 curly, I shot a couple of rolls this summer and put them through Rodinal 1:50 and there was very, very little curl (it curled slightly lifted, but lay flat).

wde60 - What's disconcerting about the blue-tint? Is it bad for anything?
 
These are the Fomapan Creative 200 specifications:

http://www.fotohuisrovo.nl/documentatie/F_pan_200_en.pdf

The 35mm film has been made on tri-acetate layer, the 120 roll film has been made on polyester layer which curls always more.
The deep blue tint in the roll film is part of the effective A.H. layer which works well but can't be washed out completely. It has no further effect in printing, however the base fog is slightly higher.
For scanning the film is less suitable. Clear layer films (e.g. Rollei, also most on polyester base) have more advantages in scanning and are equipped with a double non-curling layer.
 
So far I've used D76 1:1 and I love the results:

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Are these from your Yashica-mat?
 
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well I souped my first roll in HC110 last night.. I used 1:119 for 20 minutes with minimal agitation, they're drying now. I'll try to post some scans today or tomorrow. Wow that stuff is curly! The negatives look ok... a bit muddy, but it's hard to tell if thats just the film base. It has a very pronounced blue cast, but the detail looks ok. Tonal range looks kinda flat but that might be a bonus when it comes to scanning.
 
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