Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why am I convinced that Tri-X will outlive us all? Perhaps manufactured in China, perhaps in Filmakistahn or D76astahn - but it will still be Tri-X. On 7/27/05 12:57 PM, "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > You do need to pay attention to the water temperature. I recommend > having it at the upper end of the band. In the winter I put my big jug > of DI water in the sink and bring it up to 83 F before mixing and that > works just fine. > > I've always thought of the color change as you slowly mix in the A > chemical as being toward an amber and it's good to add it slowly while > stirring vigourously. I have a teflon-coated long flat spatula (as in > what you'd use to put icing on a cake) and that works very well. The > initial solution is amber colored but goes to clear with almost the > first touch of the B mixture. > > Stirr well and then decant immediately into tightly filled bottles and > you're good to go. > > I sure hope Kodak sells off their photochemical business to someone > who keeps XTOL around. > > I have to think that the investment in the film coating plant (or is > it two plants) for black and white would be worth something to someone > - enough to keep it in business. Otherwise I might have to go on a > Tri-X buying splurge. > > Adam > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information