Trying Out 510 Pyro with Fomapan 400
We were talking about 50 ISO black and white films on the Classic Camera Revival recently and by happenstance the conversation shifted to 510 Pryo, probably the most safe and user friendly of the family of staining developers. I've used Pyrocat HD in the past, courtesy of the chemical toxicty, I was scared to use the stuff. Loved the results. Contrast that with 510 Pyro, while I would not recommend using it as a drinks mixer, it's a lot safer to use. The thought process is a high accutance AND fine grained developer that tames the highlights and pulls the shadows out. Mixing the stuff is easy and the vast majority of times are under 15 minutes, the big kicker, you use a water stop to retain the staining properties. Fix as per usual with the fixer of your choice, I'm partial to Ilford. The negatives take on a sepia tone. Now, scanning gets interesting. I scan into TIFF files and import into Lightroom. I use Silverfast 9 Plus, and settled on the Ilford HP5 setting after ...
