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Adox FX-39 Type II Film Developer - 500ml

Adox FX-39 Type II Film Developer - 500ml - Main image
$7.8 $10.99 In stock

Category: Film & Film Processing Film Processing Chemicals

This one-shot, high definition developer is perfect for bringing out exceptional detail and extreme sharpness from your negatives.

Based on the Beutler Formula for Neofin Red, it was originally formulated by Geoffrey Crawley for Paterson Photographic but was withdrawn in 2012. We're pleased to announce its return with it now being made by Adox in Germany.

FX-39 Type II is closely related to Acutol but specifically developed to exploit the advanced silver halide grain technology in films such as Ilford Delta, Kodak Tmax or Fuji Acros. It makes very good use of the film's full ISO-rating and is possible to double the film's ISO simply by adjusting the development times.

At 1+19 dilutions, twice the normal development time applies, giving you a valuable compensating effect with extra shadow detail and the ability to cope with high contrast subjects.

We especially recommend it for films up to 200 ASA.

Standard dilution is 1+9. At 1+14 the time should be multiplied by 1.5 and at dilutions of 1+19 develop for twice as long as by standard dilution. The new version features better keeping properties and is less sensitive to low temperature shipping.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Natalie ★★★★★

The sharpness out of this one-shot developer is genuinely striking, even my mid-range 35mm lens shows detail I never saw with other chemistry. Mixed 1:9 it's economical too, which makes the one-shot workflow less painful.

William ★★★★★

Finally got a chance to try this on some T-Max 100, and the sharpness in the grain structure is genuinely impressive—way more detail than I expected from a one-shot developer. Let it sit at 20°C for 7 minutes and the negatives came out beautifully crisp.

Benjamin W. ★★★★★

I’ve been testing this developer on HP5 Plus, and the sharpness it brings out in the fine grain is stunning. The one-shot convenience means I don’t worry about mixing batches, though a 500ml bottle doesn’t last long if you shoot a lot. It’s really transformed my scanning workflow.