Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Christer Almqvist wrote: > > I see a lot of you using Xtol diluted 1+3 and I wonder why you use this > dilution. > I've recently gone from processing my Tmax 400 in a 1:1 solution of Xtol to a 1:3 solution and like the change! I think acutance is agreeably enhanced and gives the image a bit more sparkle: My brick walls and pavements never looked so good! Developer capacity is a problem of course, which is why Jobo makes the 2500-series of processing drums which can rotary-processes using a lot more soup than the specified minimum would seem to suggest--the 2-reeler #2521 is good for around 800 ml though so far I've only used this tank with the 4x5 reel--I'll pick up rollfilm reels next time I'm at Denver Pro Photo. - -- Jeff Segawa Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado