[Leica] watered drinks

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

Peter, it seems to be film dependant. Tri-X is fine at 1:3, T-Max 100 most
certainly isn't.

Steve


On 31/7/07 21:46, "pmcc" <pmcc_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm dimly aware of an issue that arises when using
> Xtol in dilutions greater than 1:1, namely, that there
> is a minimum quantity of stock solution *before
> dilution* necessary to develop a standard 35mm roll of
> film.  I think of it this way:  if a bartender waters
> the drinks, you will need to drink a greater volume of
> the diluted drinks in order to ingest the same
> quantity of alcohol.  While you can use extended
> development time to compensate for higher dilutions
> when using Rodinal, can you do the same when using
> Xtol, or do you reach some kind of absolute limit when
> using Xtol, or minimum quantity of stock solution to
> achieve successful development?  Seems to me there
> comes a point where the drinks are so weak that you'd
> have to urinate yourself to death before achieving any
> degree of inebriation.
> 
> Can anyone shed more light on this when using higher
> dilutions -- e.g., 1:2 and 1:3 -- of Xtol?