[pure-silver] Re: Exulting XTOL
- From: Dana Myers <dana.myers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:32:22 -0800
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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