Spürsinn Germinus Developer

[Brian Atherton]

Does anyone have experience they could share with using this developer?

http://www.ag-photographic.co.uk/spursinn-geminus-500ml-3578-p.asp

Many thanks.

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

Afraid not, but Universal developers don't have a good track record. To quote Ilford's own fact sheet for Grandad...

ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL is a liquid concentrate dimezones/hydroquinone developer suitable for the dish/tray developing of all RC and FB black and white photographic papers. In addition PQ UNIVERSAL can be used to dish/tray process ILFORD and some other technical films. It is also suitable for dish/tray developing of general purpose sheet films when a fast working, high contrast developer is needed and a high degree of enlargement is not required.

Over the years, I tried several and none were, in my opinion, any good for film, although I did find some benefits for printing from (unintentionally) high contrast negatives. If you decide to give it a go, I'd be interested in seeing the results.

 

[Fotohuis]

Spursinn developers were made by Spur till the two companies got real problems about their names and marketing. Any universal developer is a big compromise between the best parameters. As already told none were a real succes.