Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Glen: I would like to ditto what Tina has said. I use Xtol exclusively and have never had a problem. In fact, the Xtol that I am currently using was mixed in September and the roll that I developed in it last week was perhaps the finest negatives that I have ever had. I do not repenish. I always discard what I have used and I do not take any measures to remove the air from the container. I would like to refer you to a website that has been posting some problems with Xtol. http://www.bizproweb.com/pages/newsgroups/photography.html When you get into the site please enter: rec.photo.darkroom This is a newsgroup based forum. There appears to be some bad batches that were distributed by Kodak. Gary, good luck to you. I hope that this does not kill your faith int he product. The Ilford Delta/Xtol combination has been magic to my black and white photography. Bob Bedwell << At 11:05 AM 1/20/99 -0600, you wrote: > >Have any of you LUGers had this experience with XTOL? > >Glen Robinson > >XTOL Suddenly Dying > Glen - Were you using full-strength XTOL that had been used before or do you dilute and discard each time? I've kept XTOL for many months - longevity is supposed to be one of its pluses - but I never re-use it. I store full-strength XTOL in plastic, opaque bottles with the air squeezed out. I'm glad you were able to re-take the photographs! Leically, Tina >>