Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have the same recollection that the developer was late coming out of the gate. That in itself is nothing new with Kodak. Speaking of developers, I even tried Microphen and Microdol with T-max. I can't remember the exact results, but I do remember being very disappointed. Slobodan Dimitrov - ---------- >From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm color vs. the tyranny of the masses >Date: Sat, Dec 6, 2003, 11:35 PM > > Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >> >> I think that making the T-max developer replenishable was a later >> development. If memory serves correctly, large production labs were looking >> for more cost effective processing. >> Slobodan Dimitrov >> > As I recall the first T-Max developer came out with no replenishing > system and there was none. Or it didn't work out. It took an alternative > tweak the T-Max developer RS? to be able to be replenished. Or done so > effectively with it's proprietary developer.* > > But i still very clearly recall the film coming out way before it's > proprietary developer and what a disaster that was and reading all about > how the Kodak engineers or chemists what ever they are used D-76 to > tweak the film until they had it right to release and THEN went to work > on a developer which would make it even better. One thing at a time. But > was worse. If they had a secret formula way ahead of time which they > sent to Eric and Sexton then that's great but I'd think HP-110 would be > close enough. It's just another liquid Phenidone developer. > It was never explained what made the T-Max developer in whatever version > significantly different or better than HC110 and I'm not sure it is. I'm > afraid I think of it as HC110 with a T-Max label on it. > Throw me a bone anyone old enought to have been there (dico ruled) > because I'm sure i was not living in an alternative universe at the > time. I remember this as if it were yesterday. Or this morning. > But what was the middle part again?** :) > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > > > *Xtol by the way is unusual because it is replenished with Xtol. Itself, > straight up. No separate stuff to buy and store with a high alkali level > to spice up your old sludge. I don't recall this in any other formula > I'm aware of. An advantage of Xtol which apparently is a big deal to > small labs where every square foot is a big deal. > > **Fish called Wanda > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html