diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5a72257..9af1efb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -882,30 +882,6 @@ results and for the same reasons. -### Update 9-19-2024: Kodak Double X And Standing Development - -After a lot of testing (100s of shots), I have concluded that Kodak -Double X does not like highly dilute developers like PMK Pyro and -Pyrocat-HD (either that, or it doesn't like Pyro, I don't know). -And... it *really* hates standing development with Pyrocat-HD. -Doing so yields very grainy results with gritty looking midtones. - -For Double X, I've found the following to work much better: - -* If you want to do semistand, use D-23 1+3 for 30min with one - midpoint agitation. - -* For conventional development, use HC-110B for 6min or - D-76 1+1 for 7.5 min. - -Of these, the D-76 gave best tonality and minimal grain, though the other two -were close. Standing in D-23 gives excellent results with minimal grain and -has the benefit of compensating the highlights and expanding the midtones. - -Some combination of Double X, high dilution, and long standing times -makes the results ugly and I would advise against it. - - ### Update 09-27-2024: Rethinking EMA Times And Dilutions The original EMA recommendations in this document called for highly