Re: XTOL and TMAX developing recipes

[boblong@xxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Long)]

On Mon, 10 Feb 1997 18:08:01 GMT, John Sparks wrote:

|>Enhanced grain?  I think they mean that the grain will be smaller,
|>though it certainly doesn't sound that way on first reading.
|
|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.

In which case, "enhanced" seem an odd word to choose.  It implies a
general perception that bigger is better in this context, which isn't
at all the case.

Bob Long
(boblong@xxxxxxxxxxx)

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