Ilford ILFOSOL 3 Black and White Film Developer 0.500 Litre

I only started developing my own film a few months ago. This one-shot developer was recommended as a good black and white developer to start with. I've had a couple of bottles of it now and developed a couple of films. It's nice and easy to use as it a one-shot, meaning you measure out the amount you require and dispose of it when finished. It's probably not as cost effective as some of the ones you make from powder, but it is better if you aren't developing huge amounts in a very short period. I don't believe it is supposed to be as good as some of the other Ilford developers or alternative brands, but the results are perfectly fine. It also does work pretty well pushing the film or stretching it out with more dilute mixtures; normally you develop at 1+9, but it's perfectly acceptable at 1+14. I've had a few bottles of this now and am happy to recommend.

I'm currently using this to develop lots of old (35 to 40 years) 16mm B&W FP3/FP4 cine film, with some great results. (My parents were prolific photographers, with many films exposed but unprocessed...) At that age, my main concern is mould getting into the film - but I use this at 1+14 dilution in an old Lomo spiral tank, for 12 minutes, then home-scan it. I'm fairly new to home-developing, but it seems to work well and is far cheaper than the DDX solution I was using.

Excellent - does the job.

I used to be a fan of Paterson's Acutol and recently I've been using a lot of Rodinal for stand development (1 hour at 20C) I'd heard about Ilfosol, of course, but never got round to trying it. Now I have, I'm ready to add it to my chemistry shelf on a permanent basis. Better grain with FP4 than Rodinal and very nearly the same acutance as Acutol, if you get the exposure right. Right exposure is the downside. It doesn't suffer under exposure at all well, losing detail very quickly, at least at 1+14 dilution. I haven't yet tried it at 1+9 but suspect it may respond to under exposure slightly better at the higher dilution. With a full exposure (say half a stop over) at 1+14, it gives very pleasing negatives that scan nicely. If you use FP4, you really should try this.

A very versatile and easy to use developer, a must have for any darkroom. Lots of great recipes online for using with any film, works well for pushing film expecially. Great value too.

Good product

Brilliant reliable chemistry from Ilford, just getting back into black and white film again.

Affordable. Has explicit instructions on the side. Ilford has great online resources to boot. Develops consistently.

Goods arrived as described and in a timely manner. Very happy with the service provided.

Excelente producto

Lo necesitó mi hija en clase de fotografía ,buen producto

I bought this to make my own record cleaning solution, distilled water, 99% alcohol, and a little of this solution make a great record cleaner.

L'Ilfosol 3 d'Ilford est un peu le révélateur "basique" dans le sens où il est simple d'utilisation, capable de matcher avec beaucoup de pellicules et s'adapte bien aux petits écarts de température. Parfait pour les débutants et ceux qui ne veulent pas se prendre la tête (ou passer 20min à retourner une cuve..) avec un révélateur compliqué. Jamais été déçu des résultats, le contraste est bon, c'est propre et précis.