Re: XTOL, HIE, Clear negs

[Patrick Magee <pmagee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, Eric Boutilier-Brown wrote:

> >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.
> 
I recently used Xtol for the first time and it was to develop HIE. Density
was fine, grain a little heavy. Exposed it at 400 and developed for 9.5
minutes at 70 deg. F with a 1:1 Xtol dilution.

If all your HIE negs usually appear paler than other films then I would
suggest changing your rated speed to give yourself a little more exposure.
Not all meters are the same when reading IR.

Pat

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