Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Feli: I used Xtol exclisively a few years back. Here are some tips to get consistent results. 1) Only buy the 5 litre kit. The smaller kits had quality control problems which resulted in exhausted developer. 2.) When diluting use at least 100ml of full strength Xtol per roll of film. You can sometimes get away with 75ml for Tmax 400, but Tmax 100 needs the recommended 100ml. With some tanks it is not possible to use higher dilutions and still contain the 100ml per roll. This is a problem with Jobo rotary processors because the tanks are on their side and only hold about half as much chemistry compared when they are used upright with hand agitation. The 4 roll tank takes about 600ml, so it is only possible to use Xtol full strength or develop only 3 rolls at 1:1 (300ml xtol: 300ml water). 3.) Follow the time/ temperature and agitation recommendations supplied by Kodak. Doing this, your negativse will be very printable unless you are doing something wrong with your exposure or are using the zone system. My PAW from 2002 used Xtol for the B&W. http://www.robsteve.com/PAW/ Regards, Robert -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.10/186 - Release Date: 11/29/2005