Adox Borax MQ Film Developer

A general purpose fine grain developer (similar to D-76).

Recipe

Mix chemicals in the listed order. Make sure each chemical is completely dissolved before mixing the next one. Mix a pinch of the sodium sulfite before mixing the metol. Use distilled or deionized water for improved keeping properties.

Developer

Chemical Amount
Water (50 °C) 750 ml
Metol 2 g
Sodium sulfite (anhydrous) 80 g
Hydroquinone 4 g
Borax (decahydrate) 4 g
Potassium bromide 500 mg
Water to make 1000 ml

Replenisher

Chemical Amount
Water (50 °C) 750 ml
Metol 3 g
Sodium sulfite (anhydrous) 80 g
Borax (decahydrate) 18 g
Water to make 1000 ml

Usage

Use the developer undiluted and replenish 20 ml per developed film. Starting development time is 8:00 at 20 °C with stock solution.

Published: 2022-11-20