Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 23:25:45 -0800 >From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Agitation-especially LONG > >tank through the plastic lid to start to presoak. > It seems to me that I read somewhere that Kodak does not recommend the presoak with XTOL and Ilford does not recommend it with its current films (apparently there's a wetting agent incorporated in the emulsion and the presoak will 'soak' it away). I used to presoak my films with XTOL and later stopped doing it and noticed that the presoaked negs had somehow lower contrast. Might be useful in higher contrast situations, I guess. My own agitation (XTOL 1+1, JOBO or Paterson 2 reel tanks) is continuous first 30 seconds and then one slow inversion with a twist and a tap each minute thereafter. Haven't noticed any uneven development on my films so far; last time I had some problems with it was years back using TMax developer at 1+4. Jiri D.