Ilford Photo: Chemicals & Solutions
Our Gallery Shop stocks a wide variety of ILFORD Photo products including photographic paper, black and white film and darkroom chemistry.
This blog will guide you through the chemicals and solutions available in our gallery shop.
ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL
- Liquid Concentrate
- Clean working
- Can be used for processing technical film
- Slightly warm image tone
- Can be used at a dilution of 1+9 (high contrast) and 1+9 (pictorial contrast)
- Designed to be used at ambient room temperatures; 20°C/68°F
ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL is a liquid concentrate dimezones/hydroquinone developer that is fitting for dish/tray developing of all RC and FB black and white photographic papers, and it can be used to dish/tray process ILFORD and other technical films. It is also suitable for dish/tray developing of general purpose sheet films when a fast working, high contrast developer is needed and a high degree of enlargement is not required. The ILFORD PQ UNIVERSAL however it is not recommended for processing general purpose 35mm and roll film formats, or for high temperature or machine processing applications.
Price: £12.00
ILFORD ILFOSTOP
- Liquid Concentrate
- Low odour citric acid stop bath
- Use for Tank, Tray or Dish film processing
- Prolongs life of fixers
- Use for Black and White Film
ILFORD ILFOSTOP is a low odour citric acid stop bath, that helps to prolong the life of fixer solutions by reducing carry over of excess developer (alkaline) into a fixer bath (acidic). After any films, prints and papers have been developed, it is recommended that they are rinsed in an acid stop bath to halt the developing process immediately by neutralising the developer in order to help maintain the activity of the fixer bath. The stop bath process is used to extend the life of the fixer, if a stop bath is not available, the film or print soaked thoroughly in a bath or rinse with a frequent change of a water supply. The ILFORD ILFOSTOP also specifically recommended for dish/tray processing of paper or deep tank processing of film.
Price: £8.00
ILFORD RAPID FIXER
- Liquid Concentrate
- Easy to use
- Suitable for film and paper
- Can be used at a dilution of 1+4 or 1+9
- Non-Hardening Fixer
- Dilute with Water
ILFORD RAPID FIXER is a non-hardening rapid fixer supplied as a liquid concentrate diluted with water for use. The fixer is both suitable and easy to use in the temperature range of 18-40ºC (66-104ºF) to fix black and white film and paper in all manual and machine processing applications. The fixing process assures that the dormant image remains on the film or paper, after a stop rinse and hypo wash; all traces of the fixer are removed to prevent the image degrading and being stained.ILFORD RAPID FIXER contains a fixing agent of ammonium thiosulphate, which contains no sodium thiosulphate (hypo).
Price: £12.00
ILFORD ID-11
- Economic, versatile, powder developer
- Spiral tank, Deep tanks and Machine processing
- Fine grain film developer
- Ensures sharp detail and tonal rendition
- Can be used at a dilution of 1+1 or 1+3
- 5 liters of powder
ID-11 is a fine grain film developer for all general film processing requirements where fine grain negatives are required without loss of emulsion speed. The ID-11 produces excellent results with all films and is ideal to ensure a perfect balance of fine grain, tonal rendition and sharp detail to produce negatives, which allow a high degree of enlargement. As a powdered developer, it is both economical and versatile to users and is recognised internationally as a standard in many fields of scientific and technical photography.
Price: £14.50
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Written by Alex McEvoy