Black & White Chemistry

Black and White Developing Kit

This is a complete kit including Classic MQ Developer, Low Odor Stop Bath and Flic Quick Fixer. The kit also comes with explicit instructions of how to develop black and white film and a chart of development times for most current black and white films. Each kit will develop 10 rolls of 35mm or 120 film

Classic MQ Black & White Developer

This is a classic black and white film developer offering fine grain results along with full film speed, high shadow detail, and normal contrast. This powdered developer can be used straight or diluted 1:1 for increased sharpness with slightly more graininess. The developer’s ability to produce a long tonal scale with low fog also benefits its use for push processing. Development times for D-76 developer can be used for Classic MQ. Comes in 1 litre, 4 litre and 20 litre pouches. Capacity is approximately 12 rolls per litre.

Black & White Cine Film Developer

A developer specifically designed for motion picture film, it is a low contrast developer for managing highlights and shadows in the most demanding conditions. It can be used stock or diluted 1:1 for a sharper image with slightly more graininess. This is the go to developer for Kodak Double-X, Orwo UN54 and N75 as well as Lomography Potsdam and Berlin Kino 400 cinema films. Development time starting points are 7 minutes for stock and 10.5 minutes for 1:1. Comes in one litre and four litre pouches. Capacity is approximately 12 rolls per litre.

MQ-19 Black & White Developer

MQ-19 is a high contrast, clean working developer that produces brilliant negatives with short development times. It is recommended for continuous tone work that requires higher than normal contrast. The development times are the same as those for Kodak D-19.

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Geoffrey Crawley’s FX37

Geoffrey Crawley’s FX37 legendary formula is back. Designed specifically to provide the highest acutance for T-grained film stocks like Kodak, T-Max, Ilford Delta and Fuji Acros II. FX37’s developer is split into 3 parts; 2 powder, 1 liquid, giving you 1 litre of stock solution and an 8 roll capacity. 

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Geoffrey Crawley’s FX-6a

Geoffrey Crawley’s FX-6a Monobath is here creating timless nostalgic scenes. As an all-in-one developer/fixer it gives you high contrast and coarse grain in your final images. This fast acting developer only takes 8 minutes to process your film, or 14 minutes for T-grained films. This 1 Litre of solution is good for 8-10 rolls of film.

Black, White & Green

A very environmentally friendly developer that can safely be flushed down the drain or into your septic system without guilt or harm. The active developer is Vitamin C and the superadditive is Phenidone, long known as a low toxin developer. The developers are carried in an alkaline solution that is commonly used for a hand cream emulsifier and a pH balancer in shampoo. Shelf life is very long. It is a high concentration developer that is diluted 1:49 and can be mixed as needed. The development times are the same as whats used for Kodak D-76 1:2. This comes in a 250ml bottle which will make 12.5 litres of working solution with a total capacity of 50 rolls of film and a 500ml bottle which will make 25 litres of working solution with a total capacity of 100 rolls of film.

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Fog-Off

Found Grandpa’s giant stasj of film and paper but the images just come out foggy? Get that hazy-ness to Fog-Off with Flic Film’s newest film and photo paper fog restrainer. Fog-Off is perfect for any expired fiolm that’s been sitting for 5 years or more, or paper thats been sitting for 10 years or more. 

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Low Odour Stop Bath

Flic Film Low Odour Stop Bath is a citric acid stop bath which stops further development of film when used as part of a standard development, stop and fix process. Using a stop bath neutralizes the developer which definitively sets the development time and prolongs the life of the fixer. The packaging of this product is made with post-consumer recycled resin and comes in a 200gram and 600gram bottle. Mixed 20g (4 teaspoons) to a litre, one bottle will make 10 litres of stop bath. Each litre has a capacity of 12 rolls of film.

Low Odour Indicator Stop Bath

Flic Film Low Odour Indicator Stop Bath uses citric acid in place of acetic acid and Bromocresol Purple as a pH indicator dye. This stop bath changes color to indicate when the bath is exhausted and no longer effective. Like any stop bath, this one also stops further development of film when used as part of a standard development, stop and fix process. Using a stop bath neutralizes the developer which definitively sets the development time and prolongs the life of the fixer. Comes in a 500mL bottle. Add 950mL of water to 50mL of concentrate to make 1 Litre. Each litre has a capacity of 12 rolls of film. 

Stop Bath Test Kit

This little indicator bottle comes with a spoon so you’re able to test your Stop Bath. (Not to eat it silly!) You only need 2 drops in the spoon, if your stop turns yellow, it’s still good. If you get clear or purple, your stop is expired.

Stop Bath Indicator

Much like the little bottle above, this indicator will let you know if your stop bath is exhausted. But unlike the test kit, you may not need a little spoon and may want more indicator, so this 118ml bottle might just be the perfect solution for you! 

Flic Quick Fixer

Flic Quick Fixer is an easy to use non-hardening rapid fixer concentrate that is diluted 1 part concentrate to three parts water for film and 1 part concentrate with 6 parts water for paper (250ml size) or diluted 1 part concentrate to four parts water for film and 1 part concentrate with 8 parts water for paper (500ml and 1 litre size) . It is suitable for all black and white film and paper. It contains no Hypo so does not require a Hypo Clearing Agent prior to washing. Flic Quick Fixer is available in 250ml bottles (20 roll capacity), 500ml bottles (40 roll capacity), 1 litre concentrated formula  bottles (100 roll capacity) and a concentrated formula 4 litre jug, (400 roll capacity).

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Flic Hypo-Check

Flic Hypo-Check is super handy and can determine if the fixer has reached exhaustion. Just put one or two drops in some fixer and if it turns cloudy, the fixer is exhausted.

Flic Allergen Free Fixer

Flic Allergen Free Fixer is an easy to use non-hardening fixer that is odorless and contains no ammonia or sulfur dioxide. Many people develop sensitivity to fixers after long term use. The culprits in this sensitivity have been identified as ammonia in rapid style fixers and sulfur dioxide in hypo style fixers. Flic Allergen Free Fixer contains no ammonia and has been formulated to not create sulfur dioxide when mixed. The use of Flic Low Odor Stop Bath is recommended to avoid the chances of a sulfur dioxide reaction that can occur with the use of acetic acid stop baths.

Flic Allergen Free Fixer is a hypo style fixer and the use of Hypo-Clearing agent in the final wash is highly recommended in order to save water and time.

Slick – 200

Slick-200 is a wetting agent for the final rinse of both colour and black & white negatives. Slick-200 decreases the surface tension of water so that it flows evenly off the negative surface preventing water marks and streaks that would otherwise be produced durin drying. Mix 5mL of Slick-200 to a litre of water. One 250mL bottle will make 50 Litres of wetting agent while our 475mL bottle makes 95 Litres.

Hypo-Clearing Agent

Flic Hypo-Clearing Agent is used to save water and time during the wash periood following fixing whith non-rapid fixers. Comes in two sizes, 1 Litre and 4 Litre.

Paper Developers

Phenatol Green

The only environmentally friendly paper developer on the market, Phenatol Green is used much like Quintol. Dilutions are 1 part stock solution with 1 part water for high-contrast, 1:3 for normal contrast and 1:4 for low contrast prints. Comes in a 4 litre size.

Warm Tone Paper Developer

This Warm Tone Paper Developer is a liquid concentrate that is fit for dish/tray developing for RC and FB Black & White photographic papers. Flic Films developer utilizes a 1:9 dillution to produce prints that have a striking appearence with richer blacks and creamy highlights.

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Quintol Neutral Tone Paper Developer

Quintol Neutral Tone Paper Developer is a traditional style paper deveoper that makes a 1, 4 and 20 litres of stock solution. This solution may be kept for 6 months in a fully stoppered bottle. Dilutions can vary from 1:1 to 1:4 depending upon the desired contrast and tone of the print. The development times are the same as those for Kodak Dektol.

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MQ-52

MQ-52 is a long-life developer designed for the development of warm-tone papers. It produces the same image tone and contrast as Quintol, remains clear during use and has a high development capacity. Mix one part stock solution with 1 part water. For average results, develop for 2 minutes at 20C (68F). For warmer tone, develop for 90 seconds. Increased development (up to 4 Minutes) will produce cooler tones. Comes in one litre and four litre sizes.

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Developing Kit for Pinhole Photography

This kit contains enough chemistry for 30 4×5 sheets of photo paper exposed in a pinhole camera. Included are 10 sheets of Pearl RC paper an instructions for use.

Toners

Blue Toner

Flic Blue Toner is a three part package that will make 1 litre of toner. As an added bonus, its also odourless. Blue Toner will give a range of blues depending on how long your print sits in the toner.

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Copper Toner

Flic Copper Toner is a two part package that will make 2 litres of toner. As an added bonus, its also odourless. Copper Toner will give tones from purple/brown to chalk red depending on the amount of time the print sits in the toner.

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Sepia Toner (Low Odour)

Flic Sepia Toner is a three part package that will make 2 litres of toner. It is nearly odorless.  Sepia Toner will give a look of a sepia print from the 1800s.

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