Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]XTOL/MYTOL both create good adjacency effects at higher dilutions, same as D76. -Lew Schwartz On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > The reason why I'd really look forward to trying the D76 with ascorbic acid > is the Metol used instead of Phenidone. > Xtol is not a pushing formula you are using the iso number on your box of > film. Same as D76 for the most part. > Metol I prefer to Phenidone because its a sharper and more clearer looking > developer than Phenidone. Much better adjacency effects. Good ones. > So if Xtol goes under you can mix up your own with Phenidone or Metol/Elon > whatever you want. I'd go with the latter. Or at least try it. The water in > NY has a varied history. > > Xtol has been a miracle paradigm shifter for darkroom work. But its miracle > mainly is the use of acerbic acid as a developing agent. And that can be > applied to a lot of different pre existing formulas even ones not based on > Phenidone. > > > On 12/3/14 2:13 PM, "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > The phenidone in XTOL affords a reliably higher iso than D76 type > > developers (at the cost of pushability), plus you can replenish XTOL with > > more XTOL. The same is true for the published MYTOL formulas. I used the > > same 1gal of XTOL, replenished for each roll of film, for over a year > > before I started digital. It was still working just fine when I dumped > it. > > > > > > -Lew Schwartz > > > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > > > >> If you added a tap of ascorbic acid (vitamins C) as a friend of mine > did to > >> just mixed up D76 1:1 you'd find the results not that far from Xtol and > >> maybe even better. Actually a lot of people did this. Still doing it > maybe. > >> Xtol without the fear. > >> If your ascorbic acid (maybe just get some in powder from either from a > >> drugstore or a photo place) is a little chunky looking as in not fully > >> dissolved I'd not worry about it. > >> > >> > >> On 12/3/14 12:12 PM, "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> As I get ready to resume darkroom work, I'm looking to mix up my > >> favorite, > >>> XTOL. I'm apprehensive that it's availability is uncertain due to the > >>> bankruptcy. I'm surprised, however, not to find any concern about this > >>> anywhere. Has Kodak assured us that the photo chemical division is > alive > >> & > >>> well going forward? > >>> > >>> > >>> -Lew Schwartz > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> Photographer > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >