Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/20/05 8:14 PM, "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> typed: > Kodak recommends using at least 100ml of XTOL for each roll of film. If > your tank needs 250ml of liquid, then use 125ml stock XTOL and 125ml water. > > The 100ml/roll rule can be safely ignored up to a point; when I was > developing in my Jobo, I used the 1+3 dilution for XTOL. In a 500ml tank > holding 2 rolls of film, this meant 125ml XTOL and 375ml water, so that > there was only 62.5ml of XTOL per roll. It worked fine. > > Nathan > I'll second that! Xtol diluted much less than 1:3, even 1:2 makes for much less of a miracle formula. But I have to say that using it straight is a very very unfortunate choice as using just about any such solvent film developer straight is. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/