Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] XTOL Mixing
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspw.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 22:38:34 -0500 (EST)

another motivation to mixing one's own would be the fear that
kodak would stop making the stuff the first fiscal quarter that it
became unprofitable.  (or only make it in the 50-liter size)

- -rei

> From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
> 
> At 07:55 PM 2/17/02 -0400, Robert G. Stevens wrote:
> >Up here in Canada Xtol cost $14 CAD ($8.75 USD) for five litres.  It seems 
> >pretty cheap and unless your hobby is photographic chemistry, it doesn't 
> >look like their would be much savings in mixing it yourself.
> 
> Down here in the US, XTOL is not generally available outside of larger
> cities, as most photo stores refuse to carry it.  Thus, the interest in
> developing a self-mixing formula.
> 
> Marc
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