Photographer's Formulary Barry Thornton's Exactol Lux Film Developer is a unique developer of special interest to artists and photographers wishing to produce monochrome fine prints. It is from the same stable as DiXactol Ultra, and has the same distinguishing characteristics.

Clean working; it produces the fullest palette of richly graduated tones, especially in the holding of translucent and delicately drawn highlights particularly resistant to 'blocking up' at high exposure levels. At the same time, shadow detail and separation are nursed up to unusual levels.

Printing is likely to need significantly less burning in, in landscape skies, for instance, and graduation is likely to be markedly superior in these burned-in areas. Discriminating workers appreciating the fine separation of tones should find this a fulfilling developer. Exactol Lux is balanced to give more subtle grain than DiXactol, especially on smaller film formats.

Almost all films (with the exception of adapted document copying films) can be developed together, regardless of film speed or make, for about the same time to produce exceptionally easily printable negatives. It makes the simultaneous processing of roll films containing many different pictures with greatly varying subject brightness ranges perfectly practical

Photographers using zone system exposure control on roll film should find it possible to give a single processing time that allows higher quality printing on a narrower spread of paper contrast grades; N+ or N- development times are still possible for those zone workers wishing to exercise tight control of tonal contrast, but the need for this is reduced

During development, the tanning of the Gelatine containing the film emulsion occurs in direct proportion to the varying exposure received by differing areas of the negative - the more the exposure, the more the tanning

This tanning reduces the absorption of developer by the emulsion, and so heavily exposed highlight regions of the negative are automatically restrained in development because fresh developer cannot reach them, while development continues in the lesser-exposed shadow areas and with proportionate action across the mid-tones

Halation around heavily exposed areas of images (such as windows in an architectural interior or lights in a nigh-time picture) is especially well controlled

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How should you store sealed unopened film packages if you're not going to use it for 5 months? (It expires 10/2015) Is it safe to put it in room temperature or should I put it in a fridge?

A: You can leave the film at room temperature if it's just for five months. Try to keep the box in a cool, dry and dark place if you can.

Q: 2. It works for mini 8?

A: Works in any of the Instax Mini cameras. Or the Shareprinters.

Q: 3. When is the expiry date?

A: We recognize that professionals and amateurs are concerned regarding handling and storage. Accuracy, reliability, and respectability are crucial film requirements to photographers. Therefore all our film storage methods meet the most stringent industry standards. B&H as policy will not ship film as new within 6 months of it's expiration date. Any film that is more than 6 months from expiring is sold as new, if expiring in less than 6 months would be sold in a seperate outdated film section on our site. Unfortunately we do not have access to our inventory prior to you ordering to inspect the expiration dates of any film or photo sensitive products.

Q: 4. What is the expiration date for heart sketch?

A: We regularly receive stock of the FUJIFILM INSTAX MINI Heart Sketch Instant Film (10 Exposures) and often stocks are mixed so we can't confirm the expiration date.

Q: 5. WI'll they work with Instax Mini 26?

A: I believe so, the film is instax Mini it's for all Fujifilm mini cameras.

Q: 6. Can I use a Visa card to pay?

A: We accept all major credit cards on the website.

Q: 7. Does this film fit the Hasselblad Polaroid 80 film back? Thanks

A: While this Instax film is not compatible, the Fujifilm FP-100C Professional Instant Color Film ISO 100 (10 Exposure, Glossy) B&H # FUFP100CG is a compatible film.

Q: 8. I need to know the name of the model on the packaging. I think he might be a relative my family lost contact with years and years ago.

A: Perfect

Q: 9. Does this come in three individual boxes?

A: No, it comes in a box with six individual boxes of film.

Q: 10. does this fim fit a instax mini 7?

A: Yes, and so does this film