Comments on: Barry Thornton’s Two-Bath Developer

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:56:31 +0000

Edward, I’ve never tried that developer, so I have no idea. Can you provide me with a link?

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:55:48 +0000

Hi,

Would you consider Barry Thornton two bath developer close to the discontinued Cachet AB 55 two bath developer. I like the range of temperatures available from 68 to 85 degrees.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:39:13 +0000

Michael, the “Monotenal” is a monobath developer (fixes as it develops). The formula you’ve provided is also a monobath developer, pretty far from D76 (the sodium thiosulfate gives it away). Might be best to ask on APUG.

By: michael headley

michael headley — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:28:48 +0000

Hello;
RE: “BLEACH,BLEACH,BLEACH AND MONOBATH” [suggested Michael Grayson Healey]

Can anyone help me about Barry Thornton’s instruction about bleaching old negatives to reduce excessive highlight densities . I understand the two stages of using 2 process bleach method, but he goes on to stage 3 :use monochrome developer:
” Tetenal’s pre-packaged Monotenal, or mix your own. Try Sodium Sulphite 6g; Hydroquinone 3g; Metol 0.125g; Sodium Thiosulphate 40g; Sodium Hydroxide 5 g; Water to 250ml.. It is well worth experimenting with this technique. ”
Question: I cannot locate any Tetenal prepackaged Monotenal, but in looking at “mix-your-own” I find D-76 matches the ingredients… Can anyone confirm this? Thanks

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:14:30 +0000

Thanks in part to this post, Anchell and Troop’s book, and your photos on Flickr, I have successfully developed several rolls of Fomapan 100 in this two bath to great effect. Dev times for me are around 4 mins in each bath to get full development with this film.

Cheers,
Karl

By: Lionel

Lionel — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:10:12 +0000

Hi !

I just received the stuff to make Thornton two-baths developer.
I shoot only HP5+ in 120 format.
How much time should i let the roll into each bath if i expose my HP5+ at 200 isos ? and at 400isos ?

Thanks in advance

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By: miso

miso — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:43:18 +0000

Sir, your Thornton’s 2-bath results (and some random written experiences on the web) literally forced me to decide for this formula and i’m glad this happened. In terms of tonality, for me your photos are the subject to reach. thank you.

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By: Borysław Paulewicz

Borysław Paulewicz — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:45:30 +0000

I really want to try Thornton’s formula but the only metaborate I have is anhydrous (NaBO2). Can it be substituted ?