Pictorial Planet
Choosing Your Developer
Choosing Your Developer
| Developer | Long Life | Sharp | Tonality | Fine Grain | Best Uses | Best Films | Note |
| Dixactol Ultra Two Bath | 6 Months + | V. Sharp | Good | Moderate. More than D76 | Landscape | Slow to medium | Not good with very fast films |
| Dixactol Ultra Long Life | 1 Year + | V. Sharp | Good | Moderate. More than D76 | Landscape | Slow to medium | Not good with very fast films |
| Exactol Lux Long Life | 1 Year + | Sharp | V. Good | Fine similar to D76 | Landscape and Portrait | All | Great all rounder with exceptional life. Good for zone system and semi-stand. |
| Prescysol | 6 Months + | Sharp | Good | Fine similar to D76 | Landscape and Portrait | All | Great all rounder with excellent high tone gradation. Zone system. |
| Prescysol EF | 6 Months + | Sharp | V. Good | Better than D76 | Landscape and Portrait | All | Great all rounder with fine grain and good gradation throughout |