[Leica] Thoughts on Xtol and the water supply

["Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>]

I have followed Marks advice about developing in Xtol but his start times
produce negs that are too thin for my taste.  I think the water here in
Atlanta is harder than the water in Portland.  I wonder if the hardness
affects the activity of the developer?

I think that I should expose three rolls identically, mix some Xtol in
distilled, Atlanta, and Kansas City water and run a densitometer on the
negs.   What am I going to do with 15 liters of Xtol?  Hmm, I wonder who
will pay shipping, insured?

Just reinforcement that all development advice must be tested individually
as it is part art and not all science.

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