Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've done only 1+1 so far with XTOL. Only complaint is batch-to-batch inconsistency, which has stopped now that I mix with distilled water, and shelf life, which I solve by shooting more film and guzzling all the XTOL at one go. If I go 1+3, then it's 300ml XTOL + 900ml water, for a grand total of 3 rolls in a 5-roll tank. Here I'm following Kodak's recommendations to use at least 100ml of solution per roll. Mark: Do you follow Kodak's recommendations on this? Or just pack the tank full of reels, which means about 63ml of solution per roll? (I'm assuming a tank that takes about 250ml per roll, meaning 62.5ml of XTOL with 187.5ml water for each roll.) Apologies to female LUGgers, but it takes balls of brass to do it the latter way. Maybe this works if you extend development time? - -A-L > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner [SMTP:mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 3:19 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Delta 400 vs Tmax 400 > > Julian Thomas wrote: > > > > > Want a good 400 film... Tri-X in Xtol 1:3 by hand, 1:1 in a JOBO. > SHARP! > > > > > I use xtol 1:1, 24deg 8 mins for Trix. I see a lot of people using 1:3. > > What differences would I see if I dev 1:3 - are people doing this for > > economy only? > > > > Julian > > A more diluted developing agent makes for better edge effects make for the > effect of sharpness > > and also better sharpness due to less sulfite, a preservative which also > acts as > a silver solvent. > > The increase in grain is not noticeable in 35mm even with faster films. > > mark rabiner