Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The phenidone in XTOL affords a reliably higher iso than D76 type developers (at the cost of pushability), plus you can replenish XTOL with more XTOL. The same is true for the published MYTOL formulas. I used the same 1gal of XTOL, replenished for each roll of film, for over a year before I started digital. It was still working just fine when I dumped it. -Lew Schwartz On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > If you added a tap of ascorbic acid (vitamins C) as a friend of mine did to > just mixed up D76 1:1 you'd find the results not that far from Xtol and > maybe even better. Actually a lot of people did this. Still doing it maybe. > Xtol without the fear. > If your ascorbic acid (maybe just get some in powder from either from a > drugstore or a photo place) is a little chunky looking as in not fully > dissolved I'd not worry about it. > > > On 12/3/14 12:12 PM, "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > As I get ready to resume darkroom work, I'm looking to mix up my > favorite, > > XTOL. I'm apprehensive that it's availability is uncertain due to the > > bankruptcy. I'm surprised, however, not to find any concern about this > > anywhere. Has Kodak assured us that the photo chemical division is alive > & > > well going forward? > > > > > > -Lew Schwartz > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >