Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi LUGgers, Prompted by the praises of XTOL frequently expressed here, I have been experimenting with it. My usual B&W film is Ilford Delta Pro 100, exposed at EI=80. I have followed the recommendation for developing time in Kodak's data sheet for XTOL (10.5 minutes at 20C/68F), with 1:1 dilution. The results do not seem as good as what I get with Ilford's Ilfosol-S developer. Does anyone have any advice on the developing times for this combination? Do you follow the times given by Kodak, or should they be modified? Also, is it better to use full-strength developer? Thanks! Nathan (from a different e-mail than the usual one)