Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, the night before I mix anythig, I fill enough graduates with water, cover them up and leave them in my air conditioned dark room overnight. The next day the water is a cool 68-70 degrees Bill( I keep my darkroom cool) Satterfield Tina Manley wrote: > At 01:13 PM 8/15/00 -0400, you wrote: > >Dear Ted, Mark, Tina, Johnny and other Xtol advocates: > > > >I plan to start experimenting with Xtol now that I've learned how to process > >my own film. I'll start with Tri-X and Delta 100 emulsions. Can you please > >share your recipe for times, temps, agitation periods, etc. when using Xtol > >to process these films? > > > >All I know at this point is that 1:3 seems to be the right dilution. > > > >Thanks very much in advance. I appreciate all the detail I can get, as I'm > >still very much a novice at this craft. > > > >Regards, > >Dan > > Dan - > > If you are using a processor like Jobo, you can't use 1:3 dilution because > you have to have a certain amount of developer for each film and there's > not enough room in the processor tank. You could of course load one or two > films in a six-reel tank, but I don't have time to do that. I really need > to develop 6 at a time. The 1:1 dilution works fine for me. I follow the > times recommended by Kodak. You can download a list of times and > temperatures for all kinds of film from the Kodak web site. In the summer > I have to use the highest temperature because that's as low as my tap water > will go. > > Have fun! > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com