Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] D-23
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 21:47:44 -0800
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Ted wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> My old time partner used to say, "you don't need anything but Metol, Sulfite and
> water and you got the very best all round developer you'll ever need!" Now he did
> say that 40 years ago and I suppose there've been improvements since then.   EXTOL?
> 
> But when I print 35 - 40 year old negs and they produce a print quality like nothing
> from the negs of today, I have to wonder what was the improvement? If only one could
> buy the D23 already mixed I'd be inclined to use it once again over all the others!
> 
> ted
> 
Me too the stuff i shot with Panatomic X! 35mm OR 120
developed in 
Beutlers
D23 1:1 (my formula)
Rodinal 1:75 or 1:100
Xtol was not around yet in the 80's.

What film did you shoot the old Tri X?
If you did in D23 then I was wrong or earlier forms of Tri x were different.
I heard Tri x has changed several times. (Erwin?)
mark rabiner
:)
http://spokenword.to/rabiner/
I think Xtol will make just about any film look good!!!!!
1:3 and be there!

Replies: Reply from Ted <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] D-23)
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