[Leica] Kodak Chemistry going forward

[Mark Rabiner]

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
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
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