Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]These days when I've mixed the 5 litres of Xtol I pour it into 5 1 litre soft drink bottles, but in the past I used to keep it in a 5 litre container for up to 3 months and never had any problems. Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Martin Howard Sent: 12 August 2003 00:23 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - B&W negative developing info. in general Frank Farmer wrote: Xtol only comes in 5 litre packages and is exceptionally sensitive to storage conditions. I'd stick with something simpler, such as D76 1:1, or Edwal FG-7 1:15 (comes as a concentrated liquid) until you're comfortable with the mechanics of things, then start messing around with more "high maintenance" processes later. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html