Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Martin, Not with XTOL. Someone suggested, TMAX 100, Rodinal 1+100 at 20°C for 20 min. The negs are rasor sharp (Hasselblad 80mm, sorry) although a bit thin. But I am going to experiment next time I will 6ml instead of 5ml for one 120 film, or stick to 1+100 and IE 80. Anyone has a suggestion? Ciao Andreas Dr Andreas Frijdal Casalmonte 50020 San Polo in Chianti (Fi) Tuscany Italy frijdal@tin.it +39-055-8307318 home frijdal@iue.it +39-055-4685332 work - -----Original Message----- From: Martin Howard <marho@ikp.liu.se> To: Leica User Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: 21 April 1999 15:29 Subject: [Leica] Looooong development > >Has anyone tried something along the lines of this: > >I've been toying with the idea of using diluted XTOL for very long >development, with minimal agitation. I'm thinking along the lines of >XTOL at 1+3 or higher dilutions (perhaps up to 1+10), using the normal >inversion agitation for the first 30 seconds, and then just letting it >sit there for perhaps 30-60 minutes without any agitation at all (at >20C). > >Why? Well, for one, I wouldn't have to be present all the time to >shake the tank ;) Also, there seem to be virtues in using diluted XTOL >(higher film speed, less grain, smoother tonal range) from what I've >read on the web. > >I remember reading about some other developer that was used without >agitation for very long periods of time and just thought I'd ask if >anyone has any experience of this. > > >M. > >-- >Martin Howard, Grad. Schl. for Human-Machine Interaction, | >HMI/IKP, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.| Just >Tel: +46 13 28 5741; Fax: +46 28 2579; ICQ: 354739 | say "DOOH" >E-mail: marho@ikp.liu.se; www.iav.ikp.liu.se/staff/marho/ +------------