Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, I gave up on Neopan 1600 but this looks great. I'll try your recipe and maybe I'll like neopan then. I still have 30m in the freezer. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema H. Ball Arche wrote: > As Phil said, I've been checking up on the archives once a day or so. > Without the time to read everything, I feel I shouldn't be throwing in my > two cents worth, although I admit that a couple of times in the last six > months I've made some individual replies off-list. > > I was about to jump in on the Neopan 1600/Xtol thread because in 3 years > of using it, I still haven't developed a regimen that works really well > for me, even though I've tried several, including Mark's and Eric > Merrill's. I think I'm zeroing in on it though, and currently my recipe > is: > > Xtol 1:3 at 70* for 14.5 minutes - > 30s. initial agitation, then 4 inversions at 60s. for the first three one > minute intervals (13, 12, 11 mins.) then 4 inversions at 90s for two > intervals (9.5, 7 mins) then 4 inversions at 2 minute intervals (5, 3 > mins) and a final 3 minute stand. Neopan 1600 seems to be more sensitive > to variations in agitation than any other film I've used. > > Sorry, but I've only been using that recipe for the last three weeks and > although the initial scans look good, I haven't posted any yet as I have > only just now put together the May set: > > http://tinyurl.com/5sa3pl > (yeah, I've been freeloading gallery space all this time) > > Jim, thanks for missing us. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >