Warm tone paper developer tending to produce slightly softer gradation than the normal paper developers and intended as a portrait print developer.
Ingredient | Quantity | |
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Metol | 3 | grams |
Sodium sulfite anhydrous | 20 | grams |
Sodium carbonate anhydrous | 20 | grams |
Potassium bromide | 1 | grams |
Water to make | 1 | liter |
This solution may be diluted 1:1 for increased time of development. |
Warmer tones may be obtained with the addition of increased potassium bromide over and above the amount required in this recipe.
Development time at 20°C: “Ridax” — 1 minute; “Gevatone”, “Vitex” — 1–1.5 minutes; “Gevarto”, “Gevabrom” — 1.5–3 minutes.