Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, how old is your XTOL? Aging developer starts to look like this. XTOL in my experience does not last nearlyn as long as Kodak has promised, but doesnt turn color so you can't really tell about it's condition. Just a guess, but your results match mine in similar circumstances. Best wishes Dan States Grand Rapids MI <BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #A0C6E5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'><font style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr color=#A0C6E5 size=1> From: <i>Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com></i><br>Reply-To: <i>Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org></i><br>To: <i>lug@leica-users.org</i><br>Subject: <i>[Leica] What causes blocked up shadow?</i><br>Date: <i>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:44:16 -0700</i><br>>With the last roll of Tri X soaped in Xtol 1+1 (e.g. I have been <br>>using the same combo with much success), some of the pictures have <br>>really bad looking shadow. Here's a 100% crop:<br>>http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/tmp/badshadow.jpg<br>><br>>Ignore the dust specks etc. It's like any portion of the faces in <br>>the shade looks like that. I have other pictures taken at the same <br>>times and they look fine as long as they are not under strong shade.<br>><br>>Is it incorrect development time or temperture? I have tried <br>>scanning with both the Nikon LS-4000 and the Minolta 5400 with no <br>>discernable differences.<br>><br>>Thanks.<br>><br>>// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, <br>>please use richard at imagecraft.com)<br>><br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>>Leica Users Group.<br>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information<br></font></BLOCKQUOTE>