[pure-silver] Re: Exulting XTOL
- From: <C.Breukel@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:49:16 +0100
FYI:
I have been using Xtol for years without a problem, even 2+ years old
stock.
Here is what I do: I mix stock from 5 ltr package (distilled water!).
Store part of it in brown glass bottles, filed to the rim. The other
part (say 2 liters) I put in smaller bottles: partly filled with either
150 ml stock, or slightly larger bottles filled with 250 ml stock.
All these bottles are filled to the rim with distilled water and
carefully closed, stored in my tiny cellar (10-15dgC) and when needed
the volume is enlarged to 300ml for 35 mm or 500ml for 120.
Sound like more work than it really is, and you can quickly start
processing your film
Best,
Cor
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[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dana Myers
Sent: dinsdag 29 december 2009 18:32
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Exulting XTOL
Elias Roustom wrote:
> Thanks all for all your help in getting me started with Kodak XTOL.
>
> Now that I'm two rolls away from being out of Rollei Retro 400, I've
> finally found a developer that gives it wide latitude and lets me
> shoot it at full speed.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/elroustom/4225579072/
Excellent image.
I was immediately impressed with Xtol when it came out, and I've never
had the "Xtol sudden death syndrome" that was a well-known problem.
Kodak eventually blamed poor package integrity in the 1L packages and
discontinued them; I've always mixed Xtol from 5L packages with
distilled
or deionized water.
My use of Xtol is generally 1+1 dilution and discard; I store the
undiluted
developer in full brown glass bottles, and discard partial bottles after
a month
or two. I'm also inclined to do a clip test of exposed film if in
doubt..
I find all of the Kodak films do very well in Xtol, as I found Agfa back
in the day. Ilford, not so much, but perhaps I could have tuned better.
Cheers,
Dana
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