-- NEGATIVE DEVELOPER Agfa 8
Glycin, Normal Contrast
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 12.5 grams
Glycin - 2.0 grams
Potassium Carbonate - 25.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
Develop medium speed films from 10 to 12 minutes at 68 F (20 C)
-- FINE GRAIN DEVELOPER Agfa 14
Metol-Sulfite, Soft Working
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Elon - 4.5 grams
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 85.0 grams
Sodium Carbonate, monohydrated - 1.2 grams
Potassium Bromide - 0.5 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
Develop from 10 to 20 minutes depending on type of film and contrast desired.
-- TROPICAL FINE GRAIN DEVELOPER Agfa 16
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) -750.0 ml
Elon - 6.0 grams
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 100.0 grams
Sodium Carbonate - 12.0 grams
Potassium Bromide - 3.0 grams
Then add slowly to avoid caking:
Sodium Sulfate, anhydrous - 40.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
Developing times:
65 F (18 C) - 9 to 11 minutes
75 F (24 C) - 6 minutes
85 F (29 C) - 3 minutes
-- HIGH CONTRAST DEVELOPER Agfa 40
For Films and Plates
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Elon - l.5 grams
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 18.0 grams
Hydroquinone - 2.5 grams
Potassium Carbonate - 18.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
Development time 4 to 5 minutes.
-- PAPER DEVELOPER Agfa 100
For Normal Contrast
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Elon - 1.0 gram
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 13.0 grams
Hydroquinone - 3.0 grams
Sodium Carbonate monohydrated - 30.0 grams
Potassium Bromide - 1.0 gram
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
Use full strength; develop 1-2 minutes.
-- SOFT PAPER DEVELOPER Agfa 105
For Low Contrast
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Elon - 3.0 grams
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 15.0 grams
Potassium Carbonate - 15.0 grams
Potassium Bromide - 0.4 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
Use full strength; develop 1 « minutes.
-- HARD PAPER DEVELOPER Agfa 108
For High Contrast
Warm Water 125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Elon - 5.0 grams
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 40.0 grams
Hydroquinone - 6.0 grams
Potassium Carbonate - 40.0 grams
Potassium Bromide - 2.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
Use full strength; develop 1-2 minutes.
-- BROWN TONE PAPER DEVELOPER Agfa 120
STOCK SOLUTION
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 60.0 grams
Hydroquinone - 24.0 grams
Potassium Carbonate - 80.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
This developer will produce a variety of brown to warm black tones on various papers depending on dilution and exposure time. The following table lists the dilution and exposure for various tones on Agfa papers.
Development Conditions for Agfa Developer 120
Development
Paper Type: Brovira
Image Tone: warm black
Exposure Time: normal*
Dilution: 1:5
Development time @ 68 deg F (20 C): 4-5 minutes
Paper Type: Portriga Rapid
Image Tone: brown-black
Exposure Time: 1 « x longer than normal*
Dilution: 1:4
Development time @ 68 deg F (20 C): 3 minutes
*By normal exposure is to be understood the exposure required to produce the best possible print when developed for 1 « minutes in Agfa 100.
-- BROWN TONE DEVELOPER Agfa 123
For Portrait papers
STOCK SOLUTION
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 60.0 grams
Hydroquinone - 24.0 grams
Potassium Carbonate - 80.0 grams
Potassium Bromide - 25.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
This developer produces tones ranging from brown black to olive brown on Portriga Rapid paper depending on dilution and exposure. The table below gives the typical development conditions for the various tones.
Development Conditions for Agfa Developer 123
Paper Type: Portriga Rapid
Image Tone: brown-black
Exposure Time: 2 « x longer than normal*
Dilution: 1:1
Development time @ 68 deg F (20 C): 2 minutes
Paper Type: Portriga Rapid
Image Tone: neutral to sepia brown
Exposure Time: 2 x longer than normal*
Dilution: 1:4
Development time @ 68 deg F (20 C): 5-6 minutes
The term "normal exposure" means the exposure required to produce the best possible print when developed for 1-1/2 minutes in Agfa 100.
-- STOP BATH Agfa 200
For Papers
Glacial Acetic Acid (99%) - 20.0 ml
Cold water to make - 1.0 liter
-- STOP BATH Agfa 201
For Films
Potassium Metabisulfite - 40.0 grams
Cold water to make - 1.0 liter
-- ACID FIXING BATH Agfa 300
Non-Hardening, for Papers
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Sodium Thiosulfate (Hypo) - 200.0 grams
Potassium Metabisulfite - 20.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
-- ACID HARDENING FIXING BATH Agfa 302
For Films and Papers
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Sodium Thiosulfate (Hypo) - 200.0 grams
Potassium Metabisulfite - 20.0 grams
Potassium Alum - 15.0 grams
Sodium Sulfite, desiccated - 7.5 grams
Glacial Acetic Acid 99% - 12.0 ml
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
-- RAPID FIXING BATH Agfa 304
For Films and Plates
Warm Water (125 F or 52 C) - 750.0 ml
Sodium Thiosulfate (Hypo) - 200.0 grams
Ammonium Chloride - 50.0 grams
Potassium Metabisulfite - 20.0 grams
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
-- HARDENING BATH Agfa 400
Potassium Alum - 100.0 grams
Cold water to make - 1.0 liter
-- HARDENING BATH Agfa 401
Formalin (40 % Formaldehyde) - 120.0 ml
Add cold water to make - 1.0 liter
-- HARDENER Agfa 402
For Extreme Hardening
Water - 500.0 ml
Alcohol - 500.0 ml
Formalin (40% Formaldehyde) - 120.0 ml
Immerse film or plate for from 5 to 10 minutes for maximum hardening.
Back To Home