Adomal (anyone use)

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bongobop@lycos.com - 20 Jun 2006 09:23 GMT

I've got some Adox 400 and I developed a roll in Adomal 1:1 70 degress
F for 10 minutes agit 1 per minute. Have you used this devloper
recently?

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Richard Knoppow - 21 Jun 2006 08:47 GMT

> I've got some Adox 400 and I developed a roll in Adomal 1:1 70 degress
> F for 10 minutes agit 1 per minute. Have you used this devloper
> recently?

Is the spelling correct? Agfa made a fine grain developer called
Atomal. I never used any. so can't comment on its qualities. It used a
proprietary developing agent. I believe Calbe may have a clone of it on
the market.

Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Andrew Price - 21 Jun 2006 20:30 GMT

>> I've got some Adox 400 and I developed a roll in Adomal 1:1 70 degress
>> F for 10 minutes agit 1 per minute. Have you used this devloper
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>proprietary developing agent. I believe Calbe may have a clone of it on
>the market.

They do, A49.

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eM eL - 21 Jun 2006 21:42 GMT

>> I've got some Adox 400 and I developed a roll in Adomal 1:1 70 degress
>> F for 10 minutes agit 1 per minute. Have you used this devloper
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> proprietary developing agent. I believe Calbe may have a clone of it on
> the market.

Adox Adomal 49
Probably just relabeled by Adox Agfa Atomal or (more likely) it's ORWO/Calbe
formula - A-49.

If this indeed is Atomal or A-49 (there were minor differences in formulas)
it is a fine-grain developer which somewhat decreases usable speed, produces
fine, but "soapy", not too sharp grain, giving similar effect to that of
Ilford Perceptol. It was OK with older films (back in the day - ORWO NP 20,
Agfapan 100 - pre-APX emulsions, etc) but it was a lousy developer for
high-speed emulsions (ASA 400 and up.) Adox 400 - according to
digitaltruth - is supposed to be HP5+ so Atomal may not be the best choice
for that film.

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