Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, I've tried Xtol 1:3 for Delta 100 and was not terribly impressed. The negs are sharp and the grain is excellent but IMO the midrange is compressed and too harsh looking. I posted last week about this and am in search of other developers for Delta 100. Jonathan Lee - -----Original Message----- From: Ken Benderly [mailto:benderly2@home.com] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:31 PM To: Leica Subject: [Leica] Xtol newbie I've read so much good stuff about Xtol 1:3 that I had to go out a buy some. Last night I mixed it and developed a few rolls. Part A turns a little pink/orange in the water, right? And it takes a really long time to dissolve at 20 C. Adding part B turns it milky white until completely dissolved. The label says the shelf life in a full bottle is one year. Yeah baby!! I developed two rolls of Tmax 400. Tmax 400 in D76 1:1 gives pretty hot negatives. Perhaps this is why people object to the Tmax stuff. With the Xtol 1:3 20 C for 15 1/2 minutes the TMY looked fairly subdued, kind of like my Tri-X days. I'll hit the darkroom tomorrow to see what I can get out of the Xtol. What are the favorite films with Xtol? Do people like Tmax, Delta, or others? - -- Ken Benderly pdx - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html