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4x5 in Xtol 1:1
Kodak recomends Xtol at FS for 6.75 min @ 68F. What would be used at
1:1? All I need is a starting point. I am using the HP Combi tank that I purchased a few years ago. Then I was using D76 but have a large supply of Xtol. Due to personnal matters I have been out of the darkroom for a couple of years. I am now restarting this hobby. |
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4x5 in Xtol 1:1
"Gary Banuk" wrote in message
... Kodak recomends Xtol at FS for 6.75 min @ 68F. What would be used at 1:1? All I need is a starting point. I am using the HP Combi tank that I purchased a few years ago. Then I was using D76 but have a large supply of Xtol. Due to personnal matters I have been out of the darkroom for a couple of years. I am now restarting this hobby. Kodak has a very comprehensive tech pub document for XTOL on the Kodak website. Get it. |
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4x5 in Xtol 1:1
Using any powdered Dev with 5"x4" in a dev tank is uneconomic at 1:1, why
not use FS and replenish your stock solution. You actually get better results. Have been doing that for over 35 years now, first with Promicrol and then Microphen, later with Adox Borax MQ (for about 10 yrs) with a break where I only used Rodinal but now with X-tol until supplies run out . . . . . . Ian -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Are you still wasting your time with spam?... There is a solution!" Protected by GIANT Company's Spam Inspector The most powerful anti-spam software available. http://mail.spaminspector.com "Gary Banuk" wrote in message ... Kodak recomends Xtol at FS for 6.75 min @ 68F. What would be used at 1:1? All I need is a starting point. I am using the HP Combi tank that I purchased a few years ago. Then I was using D76 but have a large supply of Xtol. Due to personnal matters I have been out of the darkroom for a couple of years. I am now restarting this hobby. |
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4x5 in Xtol 1:1
What do you mean until supplies run out? Is xtol being discontinued? On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 00:03:44 +0000 (UTC), "Ian Grant" wrote: Using any powdered Dev with 5"x4" in a dev tank is uneconomic at 1:1, why not use FS and replenish your stock solution. You actually get better results. Have been doing that for over 35 years now, first with Promicrol and then Microphen, later with Adox Borax MQ (for about 10 yrs) with a break where I only used Rodinal but now with X-tol until supplies run out . . . . . . Ian |
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4x5 in Xtol 1:1
Well it's almost impossible to find here in the UK now.
When I was in Rochester (US not UK) in November I was told in one large photostore that they expected that when stocks ran out it would just disappear. It wasn't being promoted by Kodak an more. They only had the small US pack which was all they could still get - here in the UK only the 5 litre pack was available. It was announced here in the UK that it would no longer be available in European sizes about a year ago, (ie 5litres as opposed to a US Gallon pack), and the Kodak plant has ceased production pf powdered chemicals in the UK. I did buy the last two 5 litre packs in a large Canadian store before coming home. It appears it will just disappear in most markets, you may be luckier in the States. It's possible that Kodak have reasonable stocks left. Ian "Gary Banuk" wrote in message ... What do you mean until supplies run out? Is xtol being discontinued? On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 00:03:44 +0000 (UTC), "Ian Grant" wrote: Using any powdered Dev with 5"x4" in a dev tank is uneconomic at 1:1, why not use FS and replenish your stock solution. You actually get better results. Have been doing that for over 35 years now, first with Promicrol and then Microphen, later with Adox Borax MQ (for about 10 yrs) with a break where I only used Rodinal but now with X-tol until supplies run out . . . . . . Ian |
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4x5 in Xtol 1:1
"Ian Grant" wrote in message ... Well it's almost impossible to find here in the UK now. When I was in Rochester (US not UK) in November I was told in one large photostore that they expected that when stocks ran out it would just disappear. It wasn't being promoted by Kodak an more. They only had the small US pack which was all they could still get - here in the UK only the 5 litre pack was available. It was announced here in the UK that it would no longer be available in European sizes about a year ago, (ie 5litres as opposed to a US Gallon pack), and the Kodak plant has ceased production pf powdered chemicals in the UK. I did buy the last two 5 litre packs in a large Canadian store before coming home. It appears it will just disappear in most markets, you may be luckier in the States. It's possible that Kodak have reasonable stocks left. Ian Are you talking about the discontinued 1 liter packages? The 5 liter packages are still available. In the US, brick and mortar photography stores that sell B&W darkroom equipment are fast becoming extinct. Most people have to order darkroom supplies via the internet (like B&H Photo, Calumet, etc). XTOL is still available from these internet firms. In the UK, you can try Calumet (http://www.calumetphoto.com) They have XTOL in stock. It is a common tactic in the US for retailers who decide not to stock a particular product to tell customers that it is no longer available from the manufacturer. Sometimes it is true, but many times not. Or maybe their distributor has stopped carrying it, even though the manufacturer still makes it. |
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4x5 in Xtol 1:1
It appears it will just disappear in most markets, you may be luckier in the
States. It's possible that Kodak have reasonable stocks left. Ian Good job starting up another rumor. Why don't you get your facts straight before blowing smoke up everyone's ass? Jon |
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