Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley wrote: > Try XTol developer, Dick. I get much better results with that than with > TMax developer.<<<<<<<<<< Hi Tina, I had been an avid user of TMAX developer since it's arrival on the scene, once I figured out how to make it work with Tmax films. I was totally convinced it was the only developer to use with the likewise named films. That was until I tried EXTOL after so many Luggers were praising it. At first I was skeptical of the the reports, as it seemed it was from testing and not shooting during working assignments. However, after I saw my results and made 16X20 blow-ups I was totally convinced at the virtues of EXTOL and haven't used Tmax developer since on either Kodak or Ilford films. It's a great soup for normal or pushed films and I highly recommend it to anyone who has yet to try it. And I'll probably not use another until some new magical developer elixir comes along that is an improvement on EXTOL! And maybe by then I'll be all digital! ;-) Kidding, kidding! :-) ted