Pyrocat HD In Glycol

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1. Great developer

   Posted by Unknown on 29th Jan 2025

   I like having it mixed in glycol for a longer shelf life. This is my preferred staining developer.

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2. Excellent results

   Posted by Russ on 3rd Jan 2025

   While I've used Pyrocat for years with excellent results, I do have one problem with this order. I received only part A. When I ordered it, I believed that the order was for both part A and part B. Other than that, it is an excellent, fine grain developer.

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3. One of the great b&w film developers

   Posted by Kerry on 21st Jun 2024

   This is truly one of the great film developers, producing excellent negatives on a wide variety of film stocks. It is very easy to mix and use, and appears to have a long shelf life.
   The order arrived quickly, worked as described, and was of excellent quality.

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4. early failure of developer

   Posted by fred delgado on 26th Feb 2024

   on my first two rolls, i had exceptionally good outcomes. (thin appearance but when scanned tonality and details were great.) unfortunately, my third roll showed the developer failed. i used separate syringes and careful technique.
   
   a big disappointment because i know what pyro can accomplish. i can't trust this formulation

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5. Best highlight detail

   Posted by Jim T on 2nd Sep 2023

   I’ve been using Pyrocat-HD (in glycol) for years and prefer it to D76, ID11, Rodinal, caffenol, and even DD-X. I get incredible detail in highlights and beautiful grain. It hardens the gelatin so there is no silver migration (bromide drag). It has high acutance without creating weird grain like Rodinal. It’s also more forgiving than other pyro developers. I use a semi-stand development with very gentle agitation. Downsides: it doesn’t seem to be appropriate for Jobo or continuous agitation development. This is far and away my favorite developer.

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6. A developer that lives up to its claims

   Posted by Robert Taylor on 29th Jun 2023

   I've used HC-110 for decades as my general film developer due its great storage life, consistent results, versatility and ease of use. While I will continue to use it (especially with Tri-X sheet film), I have recently become re-enamored of Pyrocat-HD in glycol. It is an excellent, easy-to-use developer in situations where a semi compensating developer is needed but also for negatives developed to normal density if you don't mind about double the development times over HC-110. I used it recently with some HP5+ 8x10 negatives
   developed to achieve "normal" density and am delighted with the sharp, beautiful negatives that resulted. I had been using PMK Pyro, but see little or no real advantage over the easier to use--perhaps safer--Pyrocat-HD in glycol.

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7. Best developer ever

   Posted by Dennis on 4th Nov 2021

   After using ANY pyro developer, it is almost impossible to go back to regular developers. Tried my regular ID-11 but I wasn't very pleased with the results. The negs looked fine but they did not have the tonal shift that Pyro developers give. For me it's Pyrocat HD or PMK as the ONLY developers I will use comfortably for any format I work with.

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8. One of the best developers for landscape, medium to large format.

   Posted by Daniel Possin on 21st Aug 2021

   This developer the highly flexible, allowing extreme compressions if needed while retaining the subtle tonal shifts you desire. Compared to the other "pyro" developers, it also offers good shelf life, and ease of use.
   
   I'm just getting back into large format film again after a 15+ year hiatus, but this film developer hasn't changed -- and still offers one of the best options out there.

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9. muy buen servicio

   Posted by Ricardo on 31st Mar 2020

   excelente 100% recomendable

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10. Pyrocat HD in glycol

    Posted by Unknown on 30th Nov 2018

    Meets all my development needs.

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