[Leica] Xtol dev times

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)]

I have done XTOL "full strength" and then 1+3 for a while and have no 
problem with it. When the solution ran out, I switched to DD-X because I 
found mixing liquid as needed is easier for me. Since you said on your 2nd 
msg that you are trying a 2nd batch, then we can eliminate the developer 
itself right? Unless you are unlucky enough to have 2 bad batches? If it is 
not the developer itself, then it must be:
- somehow the solution is exhausted? Have you checked the bottles? Anything 
funky about the water?
- somehow the solution is not making contact with the negatives? Are you 
using some sort of prewash and somehow something is sticking? How about the 
tanks? Are they clean?

At 11:38 AM 11/28/2005, feli wrote:

>Out of curiosity, what development times are people here seeing with
>Tri-X@400 in XTOL 1:1?
>
>I'm heading past the 13 min mark.
>
>I can see the potential of this developer, but my negs are looking
>somewhat underdeveloped.
>
>I'm agitating for the first minute, then for 5 sec every 30 sec.
>250ml of xtol in 250ml of water for one roll. The developer has been
>stored in individual brown glass bottles and I was very careful when
>mixing it with distilled water.
>
>Kodak lists approximately 9 minutes. I'm at 13 min and it still looks
>underdeveloped.
>

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