maco eco developer

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How often can i use the eco developer from maco? Do i have to dilutte the whole bottle of 1ltr developer with 12 ltr of water at once or can i just make what i need and then re-use the diluted part again for new film with adding extra time to the development? Like it is done with kodak's D76.

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It seems that it has to be used as a one-shot developer. You dilute only the amount you need to fill your tank (1 part dev. + 12 parts water) and discard after usage. I suspect that it doesn't keep very well when diluted, so you should only mix the amount of developer that you are going to use immediately. Please note this is basically a print developer, I would expect it to work rather contrasty. A classic film developer concentrate like T-Max, HC-110 or Ilfosol might be the better choice for developing films.
 
and can you also use for pushed tri-x to 1600?
maybe 8 or 9 minutes instead of the 6 minutes @400?

it is a bit contrasty but not as much rodinal :) and the grain is pretty big to, so that's good (if you like it).
 
rog said:
and can you also use for pushed tri-x to 1600?
maybe 8 or 9 minutes instead of the 6 minutes @400?

it is a bit contrasty but not as much rodinal :) and the grain is pretty big to, so that's good (if you like it).
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I don't have personal experience with this developer, you will have to find out yourself and report back here :)
 
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