Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is only a concern if you are using the newer "T" grain films which use much more developer than older films. To get around this I use my tanks with one less reel than specified. Naturally using a single reel tank with one less reel is not the ideal solution. The tanks are inexpensive so why not get a three reel tank (I use eight reel tanks myself). John Collier > From: Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com> > > After years of struggling with metal reels I have just bought a Paterson > super system 4 tank like I used to use. What I forgot, however, was that > the Paterson tanks take very little developer - 290ml for the 35mm > single reel tank. I have been getting very good results with XTOL 1:3 > but 290/4 is only 72ml of stock & Kodak says that 100 is required. Is it > OK to fudge the 100ml requirement, or should I go to 1:2 dilution? >