Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Lottermoser wrote: > > john@pinkheadedbug.com (Johnny Deadman)7/6/013:17 PM > > > I'm with Mark. Developer of choice for me is Xtol 1:2 or 1:3. > Good shadow > > detail @ 1600 > > Just as with the Neopan, I hear you all raving about xtol, and > I'm tempted to try it. But I'm just so tired of "trying" > everything and really want to lock down and just photograph. And > I feel like I'm just about there with DDX and the Ilford films. I > also have gotten spoiled with liquid developers, after decades of > mixing from scratch. Which brings up another question: Does > anyone have the recipe for the the renowned xtol? I'm sure I've > got all the ingredients. > > George This is from the Patent from the patent office website: I get there are easily ways to go about it than all this stuff. I'm going to just come of with my own C76 myself. I'm going to go with Metol instead of Phenidone. A lot of this extra stuff is just so it keeps. But from the MSDS for Xtol this is pretty close to the commercial product. Dry Formulation Part A Sodium Sulfite 10.0 grams EDTA penta sodium salt 1.0 gram Sodium metaborate (8 mol)8.0 grams 4-Hydroxymethyl-4 methyl-1- phenyul-3-purazolidone (Kodak Dimezone)0.2 gram Part B Sodium Sulfite 75.0 grams Sodium metabisulfite 3.5 grams Sodium Isoastorbate 12.0 grams Ingredients in Part A to be dissolved in 850.0 ml of water at room temperature.When dissolved dissolve Part B in add water up to 1.0 liter Mark Rabiner