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POTA Film Developer

(Source : The Negative. Adams)


Very low Contrast Developer, useful for Kodak Technical Pan.

Development times approx. 6´ mins for sheet film & 11´ mins for 35mm (120?) @ 20ºC.


Water 750.0 cc
Sodium Sulphite 30.0 g
1-Phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone 1.5 g
Water to 1 litre

(1-Phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone is also known as Ilford Phenidone-A and Kodak BD-84.)

Dissolve the chemicals in water at about 38ºC, then cool to working temperature. Use immediately since the solution deteriorates rapidly after mixing. Distilled water is recommend.