Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/25

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Re: Salgado's Developer
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:43:13 -0700
References: <F184s3Mpw6yL2m9lHiu00003319@hotmail.com>

I have to agree with Mark on this, 100%. Xtol 1:3 is tough to beat for
sharpness, acuteness, and compensation, all in one fell swoop. Or is that
swell foop? Anyway, it is great!

Jim


At 12:53 PM 9/25/00 -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>> 
>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.

In reply to: Message from "Dances_with Leicas" <m6ttl72@hotmail.com> ([Leica] Salgado's Developer)