Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Xtol long
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 16:42:08 -0400

This has happened to me on two occasions, with freshly made up stock.  I
have vowed never to touch the stuff again.  D76 never gave me these problems.

Dan C.

At 05:11 PM 16-05-99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Watch the expiration on that Xtol!  I had read that it sometimes suddenly
>expires with no warning but I'd never had any problems and I've been using
>it since it first came out.  I had a little bit left of a gallon that
>shouldn't have expired until September so I used it for six rolls of Tri-X
>that I took in London and Chartres last week.  It had expired!!   Very
>faint negatives that I tried intensifying with no luck.  Made me sick!
>Next time I'll test it or toss it!
>
>Leically,
>
>
>Tina Manley, ASMP
>http://www.tinamanley.com/
>
>
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