Re: XTOL, HIE, Clear negs

["Eric Boutilier-Brown" <ebb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>David J. Carlyon wrote:
>>
>> It was mixed just a few days ago. I just developed a roll of T-Max 400 in
>> it, and it seems to have come out fine. So I'm pretty sure the problem is
>> that I diluted it 1:1, but used the time recommended for full-strength
>> solution. Even so, it surprises me just how faint the image was - I'd
>> expect it to be too faded, but would have thought I'd see more than I
did.
>> But then again, all my HIE negs usually appear paler than other films.

Not wanting to be a pessimist but....I have processed about a dozen rolls of
HIE in Xtol, with little to no success. I exclusively use XTOL with my TMX
and TMY, with wonderful results, but no matter what I tried, I have never
got good success with HIE - even processed in the same run as some other
films, which turned out fine.

After losing pretty much all the images on those 12 rolls, I have returned
to D-76 at 8.5 minutes.

e.
Eric Boutilier-Brown
Fine Art Photographer
Nova Scotia, Canada

http://www.collideascope.com/ebb


>
>I seriously doubt that diluting it 1:1 would have that much effect on the
film.
>Certainly it would be underdeveloped, but you would get considerably more
image
>than you got (which was none).
>
>I would try shooting a handful of frames and developing them before
commiting a
>full roll again.  I'm thinking that something extreme happened, like the
shutter
>not opening, or something like that.
>
>george
>
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