KODAKD-76 Developer Powder, B and W Film 1 Gallon

My goto B&W developer, always amazing results and easy to ship everywhere.

In order to develop old film, it was great finding the correct developer. D-76 then and now. Works great!

I was introduced to Kodak D-76 back in the 1970`s, still a great developer. At times one can not find "Rodinal" my go to developer and now "Mr. B&H" will not ship rodinal for what ever reason, so I buy from "Free Style", and if they don`t have any I turn to "AMOZON". Always a good choice. I use it 1 to 14, about 12min. Just opened a package last month, don`t need the full package, I give the package a good shake for several min. divide in half on a good set of scales, mix up half, the rest go`s into zip-lock bag, then into the bottom of our refrig. will keep for several month if sealed up tight. I shoot mostly Ilford films, Delta 100, HP-5.

This makes a whole gallon of stock solution; keep in mind that most black and white filmstocks use 1:1 stock solution to water mixture for their development sheets, meaning you end up with 2 gallons of film developer or more. I have used stock solution and successfully developed many rolls, but would highly recommend following box instructions on development until you know what you're doing - besides, the real value in this quantity is just how many rolls you're able to develop, so don't be dumb like me to save a couple minutes of development time. Be prepared to develop a lot of film or measure out and store powder for later!

I've been using this developer since I was a kid with a Brownie Camera. Worked well then. Works well now.

I used this mixed with warm water (important that it’s warm!) to do a classroom science project with cloth & iodine (the iodine left a dark stain on the cloth). It worked amazingly well!! Make sure you wear gloves.

I have been using this developer off and on for a few years now, and it has never let me down! It is relatively inexpensive, and as another reviewer mentioned it does have a decent shelf-life.USAGEIf your film is not mentioned on the back for development times, a quick Google search will turn up several tables that almost cover every popular film on the market for this specific developer. Mix with mildly hot distilled water, and let sit for 24 hrs. Store in an opaque container. Once mixed, it stores for about 6 months or until it has "turned".RESULTSI always seem to have great results with this developer, and I have added two scans to the product images, of negatives developed and scanned at home. These were in fact my first ever self-developed negatives, so if I could do it as a beginner, this shouldn't intimidate you at all! Combined with the right film, this solution is very forgiving for beginners, and shouldn't leave you with terrible negatives that might discourage! Common opinion says that Xtol is the better developer, and I do have to agree. That said, D-76 is definitely a good developer, and I continue to keep it on hand!

I have been developing black and white film for more than 50 years and am very familiar with how to mix chemicals.As soon as I attempted to dissolve the D76 crystals in water they solidified, forming a rock-hard lump. This has never happened to me before with any developer. In order to break the hard lump into small enough crystals to be soluble I had, literally, to use a hammer. After much pounding I managed to get the rock into pieces small enough to dissolve.Of course, no one should have to go through such a process. I suspect that there was something wrong with my batch or that the product was just out of date. Whatever the cause, I shall not buy from this supplier again.