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Defender 5-D - Fine Grain Developer
Water (125 degrees F) - 24 ounces
Sodium Sulfite - 3 ounces
Paraphenylene Diamine (base) - 146 grains
Glycin - 29 grains
Water to make - 32 ounces
Use without dilution. Develop 20 to 30 minutes at 70 degrees F. Paraphenylene developers stain and irritate the skin. Keep fingers out of the bath. (DuPont had an ND-3 fine grain developer that is identical.)

Finegrain Formula (c. 1940)
Distilled water (125 degrees F) - 700 cc
Metol - 7.0 grams
Sodium Sulfite - 70.0 grams
Paraphenylene Diamine (base) - 7.0 grams
Glycin - 7.0 grams
Cold distilled water to make - 1.0 liter
Use without dilution at 65 degrees F. Developing times: 10-15 minutes. Replenish with same formula.

ppd-Metol Super Fine-grain Formula
Distilled water (125 degrees F) - 750 ml
Metol - 10.0 grams
Sodium Sulfite - 60.0 grams
Sodium Carbonate - 10.0 grams
Paraphenylene Diamine (base) - 5.0 grams
Potassium Bromide - 1.0 gram
Cold distilled water to make - 1.0 liter

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