Film developer with long shelf life
| Water, 125F/52C | 750 ml |
| Metol | 2 g |
| Sodium Sulfite (anhydrous) | 98 g |
| Hydroquinone | 5 g |
| Borax (granular) | 2 g |
| Cold water to make | 1L |
Mixing instructions: Add chemicals in specified sequence.
Dilution: Use undiluted
Starting point development time: 8-12 mins.
A variation of this developer, known as Dupont 6-DM, can be made by using 20g of Borax (granular) in the formula above. This variation will cut development times in half.
