Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] D-23
From: Ted <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 08:29:55 -0800
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Mark Rabiner wrote:

> 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?)<<<<<<

Hi Mark,

We used Tri-x and D23 all the time. I read sometime ago Tri x of those days has been
changed several times over the years, but I can't imagine why Kodak would change it.

Kip Babington wrote:

>>>>Photographers' Formulary catalog lists a Formulary Film Developer 23,
which they describe as "a metol-based semi-compensating film developer similar to Kodak
D23."  It sounds like it comes in powder form, which mixes "to make a working solution
with a shelf life of 6 months."<<<<<<<

Hi Kip,

Thanks for the note re. D23.

ted

Replies: Reply from "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> (Re: [Leica] D-23)
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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)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] D-23)