The Photographer's Formulary Divided D-76 Film Developer, is an economical metol-hydroquinone film developer. Films developed in Divided D-76 have normal grain, good sharpness, and excellent tonal gradation.

This developer is a two bath compensating developer. The chemicals in the Divided D-76 are used to prepare two working solutions.

• The film is placed in solution A for 3 minutes, and then
• In solution B for 2-4 minutes, depending on the film and contrast desired.
• Solution A contains the developing agents, and
• solution B contains the alkali.

Development begins when the film is placed in solution B and lasts until the developing agents retained on the film are exhausted. This method of development holds back the highlights and brings out the shadow detail. The film speed is not reduced.

The shelf life of solution A is 2 months, and solution B is a one shot solution.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Once mixed how long does this solution last?

A: The official shelf life for Kodak Professional D-76 Film Developer in liquid form is 6 months in a closed bottle; it is usually good for a bit longer than that.

Q: 2. What is the difference between the 2019 version of D76 and previous versions?

A: There is no difference between versions just different packaging and sku #'s.

Q: 3. The old D-76 produced a clear solution. When I mixed the new D-76 with water, it produced an opaque dark brown red solution. Is that normal?

A: Unfortunately, Kodak chemistry lately has a brown color to it, whether it is Dektol or D76, Kodak knows about this and are working on it but they say it actually has no ill affect on processing.

Q: 4. I'm buying some film and developer - it's been 20 ears since I last developed film, so I'm a bit rusty. For now I'm not looking for some advanced technique, just the basics.1 gallon of developer, how many films will it develop (120 mm)I'll be mixing 1:1. 1 gallon developer 1 gallon water=2 gallons. So is it almost 20 rolls of 120 film per gallon?And developer is single use, but fixer is recyclable, so what is the ratio, how much fixer should I get compared to developer? Like is it 1 gallon fixer to 5 gallons developer? (I'm just picking numbers out of the blue as an example)How many times do you recycle fixer?I don't live in the US so chemistry needs to be as a powder or it will be too expensive to send, and there are regulations on sending fluids. Stop bath I'll just rinse with water or diluted white vinegar, wetting agent I'll use dish soap. So all I need is developer and fixer.But how much per something like 20 rolls of film?

A: Hello, I only use strait D-76 mixed to a gallon. I dev 120 all the time. I can get about 15-20 rolls out of a gallon. But after the first 10 or so, you want to start adding time, like a minute. If negs look a little thin then add more. the best negs come at the end with all the silver thats in the developer. I wouldn't do 1:1. I have always done strait at 68 degrees. 7 min for 400. Pretty sure that certain fluids won't ship. As far as fixer, I re-use mine till its dead. you can start to tell when the negs look purple after 5 min, so I just got a couple min longer....hope this helps

Q: 5. Whats the shelf life of the dry powder? Can i make accurately weighted small batches of the powder and make lets say 1/3s of a gallon each time instead of making the whole gallon in one go?

A: I don't recall if it has an expiration date on it or not, but I've opened packages that were a couple years old and they worked perfectly fine. However mixing small batches probably isn't a good idea. I imagine you'd get pretty inconsistent results. I'd recommend just mixing up a gallon and keeping it in an air tight container. I've kept it many months that way with no adverse effects. Even if some goes bad, that's better than ruining film with inconsistent small batches. An alternative, if you can ship liquids to your location, would be to look into rodinal developer.

Q: 6. The description says D-76 is suitable for push processing. Can I use it to pull film 1 stop?

A: D-76 can be used to pull or push process film. But it is mot designed for that. So, depending on the film it might not give the best results.

Q: 7. Can this developer (D-76) be used for one time or for few rolls of film?

A: I use it in a 5 roll can then throw it out. I do use my film Fix again as paper fix if its not more than a couple of days between uses

Q: 8. If I buy this chemical, can it be imported to Mexico ?

A: Yes, we can ship this developer to Mexico.If you add your items to a B&H shopping cart, you can calculate the items costs, shipping methods, time for delivery, any taxes and total costs very quickly.

Q: 9. Are you able to make 1 liter at a time or do you need to make the entire gallon all at once?

A: Yes, you can make 1 liter at a time with the Kodak Professional D-76 Film Developer (To Make 1 gal, 2019 Version) BH #KOD76DEV.

Q: 10. what is te weight of this item?

A: The 1 liter packet of D-76 powder weighs 100g (it's on the package!).