[Leica] Xtol recomended dilutions

[Dan Khong]

Lluis

I can only share experiences with the developer used with HP5. Dilution 1:3. 

Developer: Two parts. Easy to mix, smells funny and has a reasonable shelf life. Loses it's potency if kept too long and over the recommended stock life. 

They claim it's low toxicity because it's some form of ascorbic acid. Can be used with less than optimal water quality so suitable for third world countries. 

HP5: I get good grain, acutance and tonality. I missed it when Kodak Singapore decided to stop importing it. Before that I used HC-110 and before that Rodinal. 

So now I go back to HC-110 as one shot developer. I cannot get Rodinal in Singapore. 

Dan K. 

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> On 15 Jun 2017, at 5:15 PM, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I don’t have a large experience with Xtol, I’ve used for years ID11/D76. I’ve developed my two last films of Bergger Pancro 400 in Xtol Stock at the recomended time, but I’m unhappy with the results. I’ve used it in stock to get the shortest developing time and minimize the grain effect.
> 
> I would like hear your experiences with Xtol, I mainly use FP4 and HP5.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Lluis
> 
> 
> 
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