Ascorbic Acid - 50g
Ascorbic acid, also known as Vitamin C, is an environmentally friendly substitute to hydroquinone for most formulae for both film and paper developers. It acts both as a developing agent and preservative.
A good homebrewed film developer is Mytol similar to Xtol. The formula is as follows:
Distilled water @~45C ~700ml
Sodium sulphite ……… 85g
Sodium metaborate …… 4g
Ascorbic acid ………… 10.67g
Sodium bicarbonate ….. 5.09g
Phenidone A …….……. 0.15g
Sodium metabisulphite .. 3g
Distilled water to make 1000ml
Use like Xtol.
A good homebrewed paper developer is E-72 similar to Dektol. The formula is as follows:
Distilled water @~50C ~700ml
Sodium sulphite ……… 45g
Ascorbic acid ………… 19g
Phenidone A …………. 0.5g
Sodium carbonate ……. 90g
Distilled water to make 1000ml
Use 1:2 for the working solution for normal contrast or 1:3 for lower contrast.
