A number of people wonder which of Pat Gainer's formulas to try. Here's my recommendation: Part A: 8g l-ascorbic acid (you can substitute sodium ascorbate, but you should consult his article for the conversion), 0.8g metol (again, you can substitute using phenidone--consult article for conversion), add this to 500ml distilled water. Part B: 24.4 borax, 6.8 sodium hydroxide (be careful!) , add to 500ml distilled water. (Pat Gainer told me he now uses 10% sodium metaborate for his "B" solution. I haven't tested it yet, so I can't say how much.) Use it A + B + distilled water at 1:1:14, using approximately the same times and agitation as you would with D-76 1:1.(posted 8204 days ago)I'm really surprised at how good this stuff is. It's better than any commercial developer I've ever seen. If you've been using XTOL or Ilfosol-S, you owe it to yourself to try this developer. You'll be happy you did.