Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There have been a number of comments on the LUG about using XTOL at a 1:1 or greater dilution. What is the rationale? My Kodak info sheets talk about an increase in film speed, but that cannot be all there is to it. I develop TMAX 100 and 400 in XTOL and have been very pleased with the results at full strength. What will I get by going to a diluted solution? On a related issue, I scan all of my B&W negatives. Do any of you develop B&W film differently for digital processing than you would for "wet" enlarging? I wonder if increasing the contrast digitally has more of an impact in terms of loss of highlight and shadow detail ( or tonality) than would be the case with a conventional print. If that is the case, and it is just a guess, should it be, or can it be, compensated for in development?? Steve _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com