Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Has anyone tried something along the lines of this: I've been toying with the idea of using diluted XTOL for very long development, with minimal agitation. I'm thinking along the lines of XTOL at 1+3 or higher dilutions (perhaps up to 1+10), using the normal inversion agitation for the first 30 seconds, and then just letting it sit there for perhaps 30-60 minutes without any agitation at all (at 20C). Why? Well, for one, I wouldn't have to be present all the time to shake the tank ;) Also, there seem to be virtues in using diluted XTOL (higher film speed, less grain, smoother tonal range) from what I've read on the web. I remember reading about some other developer that was used without agitation for very long periods of time and just thought I'd ask if anyone has any experience of this. M. - -- Martin Howard, Grad. Schl. for Human-Machine Interaction, | HMI/IKP, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.| Just Tel: +46 13 28 5741; Fax: +46 28 2579; ICQ: 354739 | say "DOOH" E-mail: marho@ikp.liu.se; www.iav.ikp.liu.se/staff/marho/ +------------