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

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Subject: RE: [Leica] XTOL Question in Jobo
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 16:47:10 -0300

Ken:

I think you are right on the five rolls per litre.  Is it expensive?  I pay
about $3.10 for the one litre kit and that makes it about 62 cents per
roll.  I think that is pretty cheap.  It is probably much cheaper in the
larger sizes.  

Regards,

Robert



At 01:08 PM 6/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Robert,
>
>Thanks for the info.  This makes it sound like XTOL is very expensive and
>not too convenient.  I have a collection of bits and pieces so I can process
>up to 8 rolls at a time. I have gotten used to doing batches of film at one
>time in TMax RS 1 shot. I suppose I could get used to developing film in
>smaller batches. If you can only do 5 rolls per litre, doesn't that get
>expensive?
>
>Ken
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	Robert G. Stevens [SMTP:robsteve@hfx.andara.com]
>> Sent:	Wednesday, June 23, 1999 12:32 PM
>> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject:	Re: [Leica] XTOL Question in Jobo
>> 
>> Ken:
>> 
>> Jobo and xtol work great, but with some dilutions, the tanks will not hold
>> enough developer to do the film capacity of the tank.  Jobo has a page on
>> it, and if you read it carefully, it says you need 200ml of full strength
>> developer per roll.  They also go on to say that as little as 140ml per
>> roll works with some Kodak films.  
>> 
>> http://www.jobo-usa.com/jobofoto/bulletins/xtol.htm
>> 
>> What this means is with 1:3 dilution, to do one film, you should add at
>> least 560ml of diluted solution, or 600ml if you use the 200ml per film
>> figure.  This is too much solution for the jobo tanks, where a one reel
>> tank take 140ml, a two reel 260ml, and a three reel tank combo taking
>> 470ml.  I guess you could do one roll in the four reel tank that takes
>> 590ml.  As you see, dilutions and Jobo's can be complicated.  Using an
>> eight reel tank, you may be able to develop two rolls of film!  This is
>> all
>> fine, if you have the larger tanks, but limiting if all you have is the
>> 260ml, two roll tank.
>> 
>> I tend to use Xtol undiluted with the jobo.  I have since gotten the
>> larger
>> tanks and may try it 1:1.
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Robert
>>  
>> 
>> 
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