I'm getting back into the darkroom after a bit of an absence. Breaking out all the chemicals, I wasn't sure what to expect from year-old developers.

First up was Lauder Chemicals Formula 76, basically D-76 with a not-so-original name. Devved a roll of film, fixed, washed, take the roll out of the tank...completely blank! Even the frame numbers, gone. Stupid developer had completely died, and I'd fixed away everything. Oh well, out with the 76.

Next up was the rodinal (actually, I fib...it's Photographer's Formulary paraminophenol, a rodinal-alike). Went through the motions I had noted as working a year ago, and...a good roll of film! Huzzah!

And I wouldn't be in the darkroom if I wasn't experimenting a little. I knew that the Photographer's Formulary paper developer 130 I had was the same as Ansco 130 and GAF 130. I'd also read recently that GAF 130 was a "universal developer" -- it works on paper and film.

Well, heck, let's try it on film! Googling around, I find that GAF 130 was supposed to be used for about 7 minutes on any film speed. So I souped a roll in 130 for 7 minutes, fixed, washed -- a very nice roll of film. Very dense highlights...looks a bit too contrasty. But now I know it can be done.

And finally, I also read that 130 can be used for stand development. In goes a roll for an hour, and the results are great! I'd put up scans of everything, but the scanner's power cord seems to have run away. Scans of prints when I can...