Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] x-tol replacement: Rodinal
From: "Don R." <don.ro@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 15:47:07 -0600
References: <000401c2f927$7ba7caf0$6401a8c0@YOURF68DMBR429> <000b01c2f932$29213b80$0200a8c0@lightning306> <3E8B3627.9B99E729@rabinergroup.com>

Adding Potassium Iodide to the Buetler formula was Geoffry's addition, as I
recall.

Now that TEC is available, I just use that. Mike Tatem, the traveling
representative for ETHOL company told me the TEC formula was Buetler but
just a slightly different formulation.  I spent a lot of time playing around
with the chemicals and finally hit pretty close to TEC and stopped wasting
anymore time.

Now that we don't have Panatomic-X, I am not sure what use it would have.

Don R.


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] x-tol replacement: Rodinal


> "Don R." wrote:
> >
> > Let me throw my 2 cents in.
> >
> > It was always my experience that Rodinal, in any dilution, was a sure
fire
> > grain enhancer while the Willi Buetler formula that is now TEC provided
at
> > least equal resolution with less grain enhancement.
> >
>
> I agree on the Willi Beutler's. I'm going to give that another try I
> used it for years mainly with Panatomic x the negs which when i come
> back to are the best to print. You've got to mix that up yourself
> though. And get some  Potassium Iodide. Easier now because it is  what
> they prescribe in case of nuclear war. Take two in the morning and kiss
> your ass good-by. I thought it was the most deadly thing in my darkroom.
> No they're making it in pill form and handing it out to everybody.
> Blocks Radiation. And gives marvelous sparkle in the highlights.
>
> Your prints will be glowing. And you won't be!
>
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.rabinergroup.com
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Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> (Re: [Leica] x-tol replacement: Rodinal)
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Message from "Don R." <don.ro@verizon.net> (Re: [Leica] x-tol replacement: Rodinal)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> (Re: [Leica] x-tol replacement: Rodinal)