Ilford ID-11 Fine Grain Developer for Black and White Film, 1 Liter

I develop all of my film using this product. The grain is very subtle due to the metol. The only down side is that Metol makes the processing time quite a bit longer. If your mixing your working solution 1 to 3 like I do then you have to developer for 20 minutes. But NO GRAIN!!!!!

only its black not siepa ,easyer to use and mutch more efficient than coffie. still working on it though,beginner.

This is a wonderful B&W film developer that is beginner friendly, but capable of producing fantastic images in the hands of the experienced. Personally, I like the fact that the powdered form has an essentially indefinite shelf life, although keep in the mind that once a stock solution has been made, the shelf life is roughly 3-6 months depending on storage conditions. The one downside to this is that you will need to mix the chemistry yourself, so you'll want at least a basic understanding of handling chemicals safely. If in doubt, go with one of the liquid developers. I will add - parenthetically - that I was a bit taken aback by one vendor's price tag for a 1 Liter container. You should be paying no more than around $12 to $13 U.S. in 2025. If it's listed for much more than that, you might want to check on other online vendor sites. If you're just getting into B&W film development, then congratulations! It's much easier than you think. You can easily find the needed darkroom supplies on the secondhand market (eBay, Craigslist, FB Marketplace, etc.) if your budget is tight. B&W film offers a tremendous breadth of development options, including DIY for the Mad Chemist in you. Just use your good judgement and always keep safety in mind. There are innumerable YT videos online to get you started safely. Good luck!

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It must be about 35 years since I last developed a film, but I decided to try out my trusty old Pentax with a roll of Ilford HP5 Plus 400 ASA. This developer is easy to use- just dissolve the A and B powders in 750ml of warm tap water at 40°C (it takes a bit of stirring to get all the solids to dissolve), then make up to 1L, and this is your 1* stock solution. You can either use it at this strength, or dilute it to 1/2, or 1/4 for economy. Generally, however, you get finer grain if used at stock concentration, and slightly coarser grain the more it's diluted. It also goes off more rapidly if stored in diluted form. The product comes with plenty of useful information, such as a development time chart for several popular types of black & white film, including push-processing times. There's also a temperature reference table which shows how much to alter the time, depending on the temperature of your solution. Finally, there's a table telling you how much to increase the development time each time the solution is re-used. I've only used it for one film so far, and the results were excellent. I exposed the film at normal speed (400 ASA) and developed for 7 minutes in 1* stock at 21°C. I then used Ilford Rapid Fixer (1/5) to fix the film for 5 minutes, washing twice between the two (I didn't use stop bath), and again twice after fixing. Oh, and my 33-year-old camera still works fine! Update- after using the developer twice, a fine black precipitate has formed on the bottom of the bottle. Next time I develop a film, I'm not going to risk using this (even though the instructions say it can be re-used up to 10 times), I'll throw it away & use some fresh developer.

Can't get this developer from my local camera shop any more but it's my preferred one as I am an occasional user only and this makes 1 litre which lasts 6 months to a year in an concertina bottle. Price was really good and delivery super fast.

ID11 has always been a top developer. In a world of change ID11 still remains one of the best.

I understand that Ilford chemicals are among the best.