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Re: XTOL and TMAX developing recipes

  • From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: XTOL and TMAX developing recipes
  • Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 14:33:45 -0500
At 06:08 PM 10-02-97 GMT, John wrote:
[snip]
>Actually, I believe diluting Xtol (like most developers) increases grain
>(i.e.  enhances grain).  This is because the concentration of sodium
>sulfite is lower in the more dilute developer and so has less solvent
>effect on the grains.  I think your first reading was the right one.

You may be right, but wouldn't the lesser concentration of sulphite be
compensated by the longer developing time usually used in diluted developers?

Dan C.


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