Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon, I sometimes develop two films in a Jobo tank (similar in size to the Paterson) in XTOL 1+3, using 125ml XTOL and 375ml water, meaning that I have only 62.5ml XTOL per film. The results are just fine, as long as you adjust the development time accordingly. Nathan Simon Stevens wrote: > After years of struggling with metal reels I have just bought a Paterson > super system 4 tank like I used to use. What I forgot, however, was that > the Paterson tanks take very little developer - 290ml for the 35mm > single reel tank. I have been getting very good results with XTOL 1:3 > but 290/4 is only 72ml of stock & Kodak says that 100 is required. Is it > OK to fudge the 100ml requirement, or should I go to 1:2 dilution? > > BTW, before I get jumped on for turning my back on tradition, I still > prefer metal reels for 120. > > Simon Stevens - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/