The Darkroom Cookbook 5th Edition

[Ian Grant]

Interestingly Iflord ID-3 is listed under Divided Developers in the latest edition whereas in the 3rd eidtion is was presented as a single bath low-contrast developer for panchromatic film. Does anyone have experience using ID-3 as a divided (two bath) developer?

Ilford published ID-3 in two forms, as a single solution, and as a two part developer, The two part just separates the Carbonate into Part B which greatly improves keeping properties. In use, once dilute/mixed, there is no difference at all.

In the DCB 3 & 4 ID-3 is listed as a Soft Working developer. It's a developer I usually have on the shelf in the 2 part form, for two bath print development. It is not a Divided developer.

Kodak D165 is virtually identical to ID-3 both are film and paper developers.

Ian

 

[Don_ih]

I have all the "cookbooks" and each edition has new content, about 25% depending on edition, and corrections for the rare error or typo from previous editions, the First Edition was pretty close to the Morgan and Morgan Darkroom Jokebooks, but Mr. Anchell has gone back to original sources in all subsequent editions. It also supports the tremendous amount of work that Steve has done over the years. It's also fun to look at the author photo on the cover and reassure myself that I am not the only photographer getting older (sorry). My Fifth Ed. is supposed to ship this month after several hiccups and I look forward to reading it cover to cover.

I don't dispute any of that. I was trying to indicate that the major competition the new edition has is not only the previous editions of the book but also the vast repository of (unvetted) information available online. I'm glad the new book covers new material and broadens its audience.

 

[Raghu Kuvempunagar]

Ilford published ID-3 in two forms, as a single solution, and as a two part developer, The two part just separates the Carbonate into Part B which greatly improves keeping properties. In use, once dilute/mixed, there is no difference at all.

In the DCB 3 & 4 ID-3 is listed as a Soft Working developer. It's a developer I usually have on the shelf in the 2 part form, for two bath print development. It is not a Divided developer.

Kodak D165 is virtually identical to ID-3 both are film and paper developers.

Ian

Hi Ian,

This is a case where the developer is divided (into two parts) rather than the development being divided (into two steps) and hence the confusion.


-- Raghu