Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Xtol methodology
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 19:39:28 -0800
References: <3C365BCA.92420ADE@markrabiner.com>

One look at Mark's negatives and prints will assure anyone that Mark knows 
exactly what he is doing. And does it magnificently.

So, as you imply, it might be a personal thing. But Mark sure is zeroed in 
on the correct method.

Jim


At 09:55 PM 1/4/2002 -0500, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>mark, to me and many LUGers, you are the evangelist of xtol.
>
>but the kodak document on their website: J-109 September 2000 (unless
>superceded) does not qualify the 100ml rule for tmax:
>
>   Minimum Solution Volume. The volume of diluted KODAK XTOL Developer

><snip>
>
>on the subject of developer exhaustion, Anchell goes even further:
>
>   Although it is true, as Kodak claims, that 100ml of _undiluted_ D-76
>   is sufficient to develop 8x10 inches of fim, it may not always be

><snip>
>
>clearly it's not a black and white issue (pun intended).
>i find the kodak 100ml recommendation something i can live with;
>usually i use 125ml.  but in the back of my mind, i also hear
>steve anchell's admonition that 250ml might give different (better?)
>results.
>
>-rei
>
>
> > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com>
> >
> > No I'm doing 4 rolls in a one lliter tank.
> > each roll gets 250 mls of liquid which is at 1:3
> > so each roll is getting 62.5 of Xtol.
> >
> > below the minimum daily requments asked for by kodak by 37.5 mls!
> >
> > Kodak states that this is only and issue with Tmax 100.
> >
> > I find it also in issue with Delta 3200. So i go 1:1 on that.
> >
> > But all the other films i've used in Xtol Works great at 1:3.
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