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Subject: Re: [Leica] xtol results?
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 06:40:28 +0100
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Marc,

I am not sure that XTOL 1+3 is the ideal solution for pushing film.
Secondly, the Massive Dev. Chart is a compilation of stuff from film data
sheets--useful as a starting point but not a substitute for doing your own
testing, however informal.

Nathan

Marc Attinasi wrote:

> Just out of the darkroom where I processed two rolls of TMAX 400 in XTOL
> 1:3 and the results are surprising.  Having never used XTOL I did not
> know what to expect.  I used dev times from the Massive Development
> Chart - 15 minutes for the roll shot at 800 and 13.5 for the one shot at
> 400 - 70deg, agitation every minute by hand.
>
> The negs look a little thin, and much flatter than I expected from that
> film, especialy the pushed roll.
>
> Is this normal XTOL behavior, or is something wrong with my times /
>  technique / camera / expectations?
>
> Thanks all,
> - marc
>
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