Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to agree with Mark on this, 100%. Xtol 1:3 is tough to beat for sharpness, acuteness, and compensation, all in one fell swoop. Or is that swell foop? Anyway, it is great! Jim At 12:53 PM 9/25/00 -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >IF you need more edge contrast/acutance than Xtol 1:1 try it 1:3, that's >exactly >what you get with that higher dilution. Don't worry about "capacities" in a >tank >just give it a few more minutes and it will look great. >I've done countless full tanks, two liter tanks with 8 rolls of 35mm film or >any >combination of 120 and 35. >Inspect your image with a grain magnifier and also your prints with a lupe, >eyelashes. >Xtol gives you a sharper picture than you think as it is so grain free. >mark rabiner > >I do run what little Delta 3200 that i shoot at 1:1 Xtol, seems to work better. >But I do run ALL my film in Xtol 1:3 and have been for over a year. >I believe it is darn close to being as sharp as Rodinal which I used >previously. >Maybe sharper.