Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W film stock questions
From: Zeissleica@aol.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 11:04:31 EDT

In a message dated 7/2/99 8:03:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dwpost@email.msn.com writes:

>  My friend Bob uses Delta3200 in Xtol and I'll be honest with you. From a 
man
>  who has sworn by, and at, HP5 and Tri-X in Rodinal and D-76 for about 35
>  years, I was impressed with the small grain figure and control of contrast
>  that he was able to obtain!. The J109 document on Kodak's website has the
>  time and temperature charts for Xtol and about any B&W film you'd care to
>  try, and it's got times and temps for both small tanks, and rotary
>  processors, and gives the contrast index for each combination!

It's gotta be better than what I just got back from Penn Camera.  The 
non-XTOL developed grain in the prints I received has to be seen to be 
believed.  They look like bad pointillism paintings.

>  Give the Xtol a try- I was truly impressed with the tonal quality, and the
>  fine grain he obtained with that combination.
>  Dan (slowly, slowly, becoming a believer!)

I'll look for it here locally.  Thanks!

/Mitch