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Trevor Crone’s Recommendation for Ilford SFX 200

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DiXactol Single Solution 8 m 21° C 200
Comments:  Using Paterson Universal tanks, 30 seconds continuous agitation--thereafter 3  inversions every 30 seconds.  Superb IR negs of gentle gradation even in  harsh lighting. I always use a Heliopan 695 (Wratten 89B equiv.) filter with a 5  stop increase.

Ed Buffaloe’s Recommendation for Ilford SFX 200

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PMK+ 1:2:100 12 m 75° F 100
Comments:  30 seconds initial agitation, followed by 5 seconds (2 inversions) every 30 seconds.  I usually use a 25 red filter with a 3-stop filter factor (effective speed with filter factor:  EI 12).