Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dances_with Leicas wrote: > > Does anyone know what developer and dilution Sabastio Salgado uses for his > tri-x? > I need more edge contrast/acutance than xtol 1:1, and I would like to keep > grain from becoming obnoxious. Any ideas? I would like to hear any > suggestions. > > ;) > jim > Jim Tiemann > IF you need more edge contrast/acutance than Xtol 1:1 try it 1:3, that's exactly what you get with that higher dilution. Don't worry about "capacities" in a tank just give it a few more minutes and it will look great. I've done countless full tanks, two liter tanks with 8 rolls of 35mm film or any combination of 120 and 35. Inspect your image with a grain magnifier and also your prints with a lupe, eyelashes. Xtol gives you a sharper picture than you think as it is so grain free. mark rabiner I do run what little Delta 3200 that i shoot at 1:1 Xtol, seems to work better. But I do run ALL my film in Xtol 1:3 and have been for over a year. I believe it is darn close to being as sharp as Rodinal which I used previously. Maybe sharper.