Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I see a lot of you using Xtol diluted 1+3 and I wonder why you use this dilution. When I started using Xtol I tried different dilutions and found the prints from Delta 100 negatives developed in 1+1 more to my liking (whatever that is) than the ones from negatives developed in undiluted Xtol. I did one test with 1+3 and found these prints less sharp than the ones from 1+1 but that could have been due to other reasons than the dilution. I did not do any further testing of 1+3 because I found the development times too long and I did not like to have to restrict the number of films I could develop at the same time in my tank due to developer capacity reasons. So, if you have done extensive comparative testing, please let me know the facts: why exactly is 1+3 so good. - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France