Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Simon, > >I sometimes develop two films in a Jobo tank (similar in size to the >Paterson) in XTOL 1+3, using 125ml XTOL and 375ml water, meaning that I have >only 62.5ml XTOL per film. The results are just fine, as long as you adjust >the development time accordingly. > >Nathan I do exactly the same thing, and get good results. In fact, I am quite surprised by the amounts specified by Anchell and Troop in the "Film Developing Cookbook" to "develop the film to its full potential" (p. 31): Undilute developers - at least 250 ml Dilute developers - at least 500 ml Very dilute developers - 1 liter According to the above, using XTOL 1:3, we need 4 liters of working solution to process 1 roll of film, or have I misunderstood something here? And if that is correct, are we to use as much of those 4 liters as our single-roll tanks hold (8 oz.), or should we be using larger tanks (as John suggests) to use as much developer as possible. This one perplexes me. Guy >Simon Stevens wrote: > >> 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? >> >> BTW, before I get jumped on for turning my back on tradition, I still >> prefer metal reels for 120. >> >> Simon Stevens > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > >e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > >General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ >Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ >Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/