Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Buetler provides excellent sharpness with Tri-X but since it did not erode the grain, the grain was certainly visible. Panatomic-X was my number one film when it was available. Don R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] x-tol replacement: Rodinal > "Don R." wrote: > > > > Adding Potassium Iodide to the Buetler formula was Geoffry's addition, as I > > recall. > > > > Now that TEC is available, I just use that. Mike Tatem, the traveling > > representative for ETHOL company told me the TEC formula was Buetler but > > just a slightly different formulation. I spent a lot of time playing around > > with the chemicals and finally hit pretty close to TEC and stopped wasting > > anymore time. > > > > Now that we don't have Panatomic-X, I am not sure what use it would have. > > > > Don R. > > > > Ah the magic wonders of Metol! > > but ask us for the generic name: P-Methylaminophenol Sulfate > and not only will you NOT save any money; > they will have NO CLUE as to what you're talking about! > > Also the sole reducer (developing agent) in D23 film developer. > > Also the sole reducer (developing agent) in Selectol-Soft paper developer. > They took the hydroquinone out of that one too. > Selectol-Soft gives the best print color than any paper developer I've > ever used. > Pure P-Methylaminophenol Sulfate. No Phenidone, additives or artificial colorings. > > I even very much enjoy the COLOR that my negs I develop in Beutlers or > D23 have. They look purplish selenium toned. > And the smooth tonality. > > Don! those days i almost always used Panatomic. > Now-a-days I use a full gamut of 100,400, and 1600 speeds. All Neopan by > the way. > Are you saying Beutler's only good for the slow stuff? I don't recall > that and seem to recall I'd used it with Tri x a few times. > > > Monol Rhodiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > > Also known as > Armol > DD-4 > Elon > Genol > Graphol > p-Hydroxymethylaniline Sulfate > Methylaminophenol Sulfate > Metol > Monomethyl-p-Amino-Phenol Sulfate > Monol > Pertol > Photol > Photo-Rex > Pictol > Planetol > Rhodol > Satrapol > Scalol > Vera > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html