RE: [Leica] XTOL Again (slightly off-topic)

["Dennis Warters" <dbsvideo@gci-net.com>]

Remember to use the Kodak recommended amount of 100ml of stock developer per
roll.

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[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Edward
Meyers
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 10:57 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] XTOL Again (slightly off-topic)


The edge marking density is usually an idication of your development.
If the density of the edge markings are very weal, then it would
mean that you underdeveloped the film. What was your temperature
of developer? Dilution? etc. Ed

On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Richard E. Baznik wrote:

> Yesterday I processed a roll of TMX in XTOL for the first time (shot in an
> M6 with Tri-Elmar and thin Tele-Elmarit, so we have some relevance to the
> LUG). I shot at EI 100, and used a 1:3 dilution for 13 minutes at 74F.
> Great negatives, wonderful prints.
>
> One question, however. The frame numbers and other Kodak verbage on the
> edges of the film are practically invisible. Is this a common trait of
> XTOL? I've never had that result with any other developer, and I've used
> quite a few. It is slightly inconvenient, but I'll live with it if that's
> the price of getting negatives like these.
>
> Anyone have a similar experience?///REB
>
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