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 21:54:09 -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
Eventually after printing enough Delta 100 in Xtol 1:3 which i mainly shoot on
the white backdrop I'll see if it really was better than my excellent old
Panatomic X negs in Beutlers or Rodinal. I mainly shot that on the white
backdrop as well. Those older negs always make me smile when i print them. But i
think Delta 100 (at 100) is stacking up very well because of this amazing new
developer sensation; Xtol. I do think it's a sensation.
mark rabiner
:)
http://spokenword.to/rabiner/

Pan F in Rodinal didn't quite cut it some how for me.

In reply to: Message from D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> (Re: [Leica] D-23)
Message from Ted <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] D-23)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] D-23)
Message from Ted <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] D-23)