Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] (Xtol) Why 1+3 dilution ?
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 11:33:53 -0700
References: <000101bfb844$be95d2c0$640210ac@siege.jcberger.com>

><Snip> her trusty Luggers says that 1+3 makes less grain, one can reasonably tell
> "There is more grain but less more grain". But there was no Lugger at Kodak's so
> the writer wrote "There is more grain with 1+3". Amen again.
> 
> But is less more grain less or more grain than grain? Who knows.
> 
> --
> Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)

Not much of a difference in grain between 1:1 and 1:3 in Xtol. Only slightly
more you can barely tell even with faster films AT 1:3.
A tad more EDGE. Xtol is almost TOO smooth expecially if you are used to
Rodinal. I may try diluting even further as Anchell says may be good to do.
Mark Rabiner

In reply to: Message from "Jean-Claude Berger" <jcberger@jcberger.com> (RE: [Leica] (Xtol) Why 1+3 dilution ?)