Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/29

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Subject: [Leica] Xtol dev times
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Nov 29 04:10:30 2005

On 11/29/05 1:29 AM, "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> typed:

> Feli, developing is easy. Just get a few variables down pat:
> 
> 1) Exposure index
> 2) Temperature
> 3) Agitation
> 
> Like Mark, I have no problems with tap water and Xtol. I do filter the
> water, but that is only to get the little particles of crap out of the
> water so that they don't dry on my negatives.
> 
> If you are not using a thermometer, it is impossible to say anything.

>snippet<

My first Kodak black and white darkroom Dataguide had a graphic picture of a
thermometers on the front of it. That's all that was there. I figured from
that right off day one that a thermometer was pretty basic to the whole set
up. As basic as trays and an enlarger and a safelight. Really!
The hard core darkroom people go on and on about thermometers.
Some have limited edition hand signed hand numbered versions on a shelf on
their wall!

Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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