Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Transmission fluid How did you know Mark? I fortgot that I had to use my jobo tank to drain my transmission into. Actually clean amber glass bottles were used. I even filtered the developer through unbleached coffee filters.And yes i did use kodak rapid fix (A ) no hardener. Im thinking that paul had it right that maybe i need to mix at a higher temp. the negs look ok. I don't want to use anything else because i really enjoy xtol 1:3 but maybe i'll try some rodinal again. typically i print 6x9 inches nothing bigger. how does rodinal behave in a jobo? - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] xtol replacement or i love xtol... when it works > Daniel McClenghan wrote: > > > > I just got done proccessing some neopan in xtol 1:3. When looking at the > > film i noticed teeny tiny specks floating in the water spots on the film. > > this is my third batch of xtol. first batch was a 1 liter pack with bad > > results, second batch was 5 liter using the rabiner method(bucket,4*1liter > > bottles 4*250ml bottles) good results. this time also 5 liter package=wierd > > paticulate matter. I use distilled water for all steps Even washing. well > > i'll see how the film dries but i might be looking for a replacement > > developer. Any suggestions? I like the grain and the speed of xtol since i > > primarly shoot neopan 1600@800 for available light band stuff. 1/4-1/15 > > second f/1-2.8. i never really like d76 i like a little more > > acutance.-daniel > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > What were they stored in? What was in those containers before? > Transmission fluid? > > And what kind of weird hypo are you using? A powder? How new was it? Temperature? > > Anybody in my opinion who uses a powered hypo deserves what they get. Trouble! > > And I'm suspicious of any Non Kodak hypo. > > Use Kodak Rapid Fixer A and skip the B. > > Specks of what floating in the water? > > That Ilford DDX stuff is just the same old boring Phenidone stuff > packaged as a liquid. > I don't go for it coming close to the quality of Xtol 1:3 which involves > at least one major innovation and took a like of trial and error research. > Try Rodinal. > It appears sharper than Xtol but that may be an illusion as you have > very visible sharp and even grain. > If you don't like grain don't use Rodinal. > That said Rodinal use can produce very respectable grain. Perhaps not > good with T-grain technology films. > Use it with Tri X, Neopan 400 and maybe 1600. The 1600 will be > definitely a lot more grainy than with Xtol 1:3 but then just about > anything else would be as well. Pan F. Agfa films. > > How big do your blow up your prints? > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > -- > 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