Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman wrote: ><snip> > Like you say, everyone's mileage will vary. For instance, Jobo recommends against using a pre-wet with XTOL. I find, on the other hand, that I do get better results with a 5-min. pre-wet. So I do it. > > Nathan > > Rob Schneider-Laura Tully wrote: > > > Read it again. This section relates to reusing full-strength developer. Perhaps for your exposure, development, enlarger, printing routine you need an additional 15%, but I don't believe it has anything to > > do with "time compensation" gyrations related to how many rolls of film you plan to soup in -DILUTED- XTOL. ><snip> Your > > mileage may vary, indeed! > > > > Rob > Trust me, if you roll your film back to back you need more time. At 1:3 I'm at 14 with Tri X but back to back it's 18. And I'd like to weigh in as a pre-wetter. I've always been one. They tried hooking be up at night to a.... well nevermind. Mark Rabiner "Never met a neg I didn't prewet" "The only good neg is a wet neg"