Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm with you on that. I'm looking for a lab that will do XTOL. So far, it looks like I'm mailing them 1,500 miles west of here. I'm not really set up for a wet darkroom at home; my house is 150 years old, so there's at least one window in every room. Maybe I'll dig out that ancient changing bag. JLS At 11:55 PM 6/28/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > > I shot it at the nominal rating of 50. I think the camera shot where I got > > it developed has Ilford machinery that develops the film in a short period > > of time at high temperatures. My first roll of Delta 400 developed by them > > was likewise unusable. > > > > I'll try home developing, and then probably go back to XP2 and T400CN <g>. > > > >I've heard that not only is it is in a short period of time at high >temperatures; > >but its put on the film in a spray. A steaming hot spray. (I'm exaggerating) > >As you say once the negatives are fried that's it. >Another option would be bringing it to a pro lab where they develop it >in tank and make a contact sheet just like we would if we had the time >and inclination. > >It's a shame because we can make bad or mediocre prints from OK negs all >we want. But in the years to come we'll be better printers with possibly >better gear to print with. Then we REPRINT those negs and it's a whole >new ballgame. > > >Mark Rabiner >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.markrabiner.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html