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Brisbane’s Largest Range of B&W Chemistry

Full range of Ilford and Kodak chemistry for developing black & white film and printing onto B&W paper.
All products are suitable for home darkrooms, school labs, and commercial processing.

Supported Processes

B&W Film Development
B&W Paper Printing
Final Rinse / Wetting Agents

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ILFORD has a long tradition of commitment to Black and White photography. Their dedicated employees are passionate about Black and White and manufacture products to a consistently high quality. ILFORD continues to explore the potential of Silver Halide in Black and White photography supporting Professionals, Enthusiasts, Students and Teachers alike. ILFORD recognizes that education establishments are very important to the future of photography & will promote the passion for Black and White.

Download Resources:

Processing your First Black & White Film , Film Processing Chart ,
Film Development Charts , Temperature Time Compensation Chart.

Manufacturers website:

http://www.ilfordphoto.com

You’ve captured your vision in the fascinating world of black and white. Whether your image is powerful, subtle, mysterious, or real, you want your work to evoke an emotion or express your viewpoint. No one can help you do that better than Kodak. Our range of chemicals for both film and paper help you achieve your own distinctive look. Experiment and see for yourself. Our Black and White processing chemicals complement Kodak’s and other manufacturers’ films, and are available in a variety of sizes.

Download Resources:

Processing your First Black & White Film , Film Processing Chart

Manufacturers website:

http://www.kodak.com

B&W Film Developers

Ilford Ilfosol 3 (500ml)

One-shot, general-purpose, liquid black and white film developer. Particularly suited for use with medium and slow speed films where it ensures a fine grain and optimal sharpness at full film speed.

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Ilford ID-11 (1L)

Fine grain film black & white developer for all general film processing requirements where fine grain negatives are required without loss of emulsion speed. Recognized internationally as a standard in many fields of scientific and technical photography. Produces excellent results with all films and is ideal where a wide range of films and film speeds have been used.

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Kodak D-76 (1L)

Provides full emulsion speed and excellent shadow detail with normal contrast, and produces fine grain with a variety of continuous-tone black-and-white films. Yields a long density range, and its development latitude allows push processing with relatively low fog.

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Stop Baths

B&W Film and Paper

Ilford Ilfostop (500ml)

Low odour citric acid stop bath for film and paper. After development, films are rinsed in an acid stop bath to stop development immediately and neutralize the developer to help maintain the activity of the fixer bath. Helps to maintain the activity and prolong the life of the fixer solution by reducing carry over of excess developer into the fixer bath.

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Kodak Indicator Stop Bath (473ml)

Non-hardening, general-purpose stop bath for use with films and papers. Contains an indicator to signal exhaustion.

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Fixers

B&W Film and Paper

Ilford Rapid Fixer (500ml)

Non-hardening rapid fixer supplied as a liquid concentrate that is diluted with water for use. Suitable for fixing black and white film in all manual tanks and machines.

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Ilford Rapid Fixer (1L)

Non-hardening rapid fixer supplied as a liquid concentrate that is diluted with water for use. Suitable for fixing black and white film in all manual tanks and machines.

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Wetting Agents / Final Rinse

B&W Film

Ilford Ilfotol (1L)

Non-ionic wetting agent used as a final rinse before drying films. Can be used in all manual and machine processes to aid rapid, even drying and significantly reduce the risk of drying marks forming. Additionally, it can be used to clean glass and plastic lenses and filters and as an anti-static treatment.

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