Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Matt, Xtol works best as a diluted developer, try the times given at the massive development chart with dilutions of 1:2 or 1:3. I have had great results going down to 70ml of stock Xtol to 210ml of water(per roll of 36) with all the Neopans, Tri-X, PanF, all the Agfa B&W's, and Delta 400. My times at 68F run from 13.5 minutes for Neopan 1600 to 17.5 minutes for Across. As with all B&W try with something that doesn't matter to dial in your system. Xtol is very sensitive to oxygen so do not stir like a banshee when mixing, do not use an aerator on your faucet for dilution, and do not store the stock solution exposed to air. Oh yes, follow the directions as to temperature as some try to mix over 90F which causes failure. Many on the list have given very good advice on storage. One other problem that has come up is that if you have strange things in your water then you will see lots of small clears spots on your negatives. For example, Brian, using water in the greater Silicon Valley discovered that all the trace metals pumped into the ground forced him to use distilled water. Mark Rabinor, on the other hand has water of the gods out of his faucet. Over all, this developer properly used, is a tremendous advance over the older solvent developers like D-76. More sharpness, less grain, more effective speed, and decent adjuvency effects. 0.02 Don dorysrus@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Matt Shonfeld Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:25 AM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] XTOL I made up the 5 litres of Kodak XTOL film developer following the instructions. Can anyone explain if I now need to dilute again. I am developing a single film in a Patterson container. From what I can gather I need 100 ml for one film straight from the 5 litres, is this right ??? Matt _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information