Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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!