Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] XTOL Question
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:37:24 -0700

"Lee, Ken" wrote:
> 
> Mark et al
> 
> All this talk about XTOL has me interested in trying it, but I get very
> confused about capacity when I read Kodak's information.
> I do my processing in a Jobo, 1 shot.  If I am diluting the developer 1:2
> how much developer do I need? What times do you use? With extended
> development times you can get up to 15 rolls per litre of stock solution (3
> litres diluted). This would translate to 200ml dilute solution per roll, but
> do I increase the times and by how much?
> Am I making this more complicated than it needs to be?
> Is anyone using a Jobo with XTOL?  What is your experiance?
> 
> Thanks.......
> 
> Ken Lee
capacity issues put me off this stuff for at least a year. I finally
made the plunge of late and am not looking back.
A fellow just said he used 300mls of solution with each roll with his
Jobo so you'd use 100 mls per 200 mls of water. I throw it away after
using it and although I've read extended articles on how Xtol just might
be the one developer in the whole world that might be successfully
replenised we are talking pennies per roll in the first place and I
would never go back to that sludge in million years. That would be the
only thing that would make it in my opinion be overly complicated and problematical.
Mark Rabiner