[Frameworks] Liquidol / Eco Pro...any experience???

[Ruth Hayes]

We’re using Eco-Pro (print) developer because it’s what the photo area has to offer and we’re working at a really small scale in terms of #s of students and staff and faculty resources. Prepping and creating the space for a different set of chemicals is out of reach right now. Just arguing that the college should not abandon 16mm altogether is a major time-suck these days.

Ruth


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> On Jul 29, 2019, at 6:40 AM, Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't know what liquidol really is, and there's no information on the
> web.  
> 
> The MSDS says it's a water solution with sulfite and hydroquinone, looks
> like a little less hydroquinone than dektol.  Does it have metol in it
> like Dektol or does it have phenidone?  I assume that since it's based on
> water and not glycol like HC-110 that there is something in there to 
> prevent oxidation but they aren't saying so.
> 
> With that extra sulfite in there I am assuming it's going to be a little 
> more compensating than dektol, if it's using metol, and it'll be a whole
> lot more compensating if it's using phenidone.  This would probably be more
> noticeable if you're using it for film processing than paper.
> 
> Anyway...  if you are worried about students mixing powder compounds
> poorly, you could just premix the stock solution for them and hand it to
> them.  Or you could make a super-concentrated solution with a little glycol
> and let them mix down from that.  
> 
> I'm curious why you're using a paper developer instead of ordinary D-19,
> though.  D-19 will definitely give you finer grain.
> --scott
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