Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:38:11 -0800 >From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Developer fomulas >Xtol for paper would mean a developer which uses a form of Ascorbic acid >instead >of hydroquinone in conjunction and a form of Phenidone instead of Metol. >And I'm pretty sure that's what Neutol is. And my early experiences with >Neutol Someone might have already pointed it out, but it is Neutol Plus only that uses ascorbic acid and thus qualifies as a liquid "Xtol for paper...". BTW, I've been using it for about 6 months, great stuff. The prints are very sharp looking (and I have never noticed that with any other paper developer), the image tone is pretty much neutral, looks a little warmer than Flexicon in Bromophen that I used before (the coolest combination I've seen so far is Flexicon + Bromophen + selenium toner). And if you use Neutol Plus at 1+9 dilution (as I do), it is also pretty cheap. Jiri Dvorak