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Bergger Berspeed Film Developer - 5L

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$11.78 $19 In stock

Category: Film & Film Processing Film Processing Chemicals

Berspeed is a brilliant fine grain powder developer from Bergger. Being a powder, it has all the advantages of ID11 or Microphen plus a lot more.


By using it you can significantly increase the speed or sensitivity of your film during its development. When used this way, the characteristics of the chemical mean that the highlights are not burned out and shadows remain full.


Alternatively, when used for normal development (at the acknowledged film speed), it delivers excellent results with very fine grain, shadows and detailed highlights.


Often acknowledged as the modern replacement for Acufine developer by BKA, it is system matched for BRF or Pancro film but equally suited to all classic films such as the Kodak TriX and Ilford HP5+ as well as the T-Gain films such as the Kodak T-Max or Ilford Delta.


Inside the packet are two parts that you mix together to make a stock of 5 litres which you can then further diluteto make 10 litres with a further 5 litres of water.


For sample processing times, please see the PDF user sheet.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Lily ★★★★★

Finally, a powder developer that dissolves without clumping and delivers the speed increase Bergger promises. I've been getting noticeably sharper negatives with less grain than my usual liquid developer. Mixing up a fresh batch took maybe 10 minutes, and the 5L size will last me ages.

George ★★★★★

After chasing shadow detail with other developers for years, the speed increase I got with this powder formula was immediately obvious in my first roll of pushed film. It dissolves quickly and the 5L batch has already paid for itself compared to buying liquid concentrate.

William ★★★★★

The powder mix dissolved completely in a couple of minutes with no lumps, which was a pleasant surprise. I pushed a roll of HP5 to 1600 and the negatives came out with beautifully open shadows and barely any extra grain. This one litre will stretch far, so the price feels right for the quality.