Re: Xtol Developer

[Kevin Seiler <kseiler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:16 AM 04/06/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Kevin Seiler wrote:
>> 
>> Help!...been reading the threads on developer here and decided to give some
>> different soups a try with Kodak HIE. I just tried Xtol at 1 to 1, 70
>
>I've used xtol 1+1 extensively with HIE, and it works great.  The
>biggest problem that people have with xtol is that they do not use
>enough stock solution.  Check out Kodak's data sheet on their website
>just to be sure, but I think that you need to use *at least* 100 ml. of
>stock solution for every roll of 35mm film.  So at 1+1 with one roll of
>film you would need at least 100 ml of xtol plus 100 ml water for a
>total of 200ml of developer.  What dilution and agitation technique did
>you use? How many rolls did you develop. What did you expose your film
>at?  Have you successfully developed HIE before, and if so what
>developer did you use?

Thanks for all the responses on this one. I've developed a bunch of HIE,
always use HC110 or D76. Never had a problem. This was a test shoot of some
new gear. Rated film at EI200 with a #25 filter. The Xtol was mixed from a
small pack, making 1 liter of stock. I diluted this with 1 liter of water
(1/1). Developed one roll, agitating every 30 seconds. Don't know what
happened, but the negatives (those that actually came out) were less than
half the density of my normal HIE. Fortunately, was a test roll of static
subjects - am going to reshoot all and do another test. I have heard real
raves for xtol here and wanted to compare grain structures as opposed to my
normally pebble size grain of hc110 (an effect I love for many subjects).
Really want to find out what went wrong with this one. SO, a calibrating I
will go.........

Kevin

*
****
*******
******************************************************
*  To remove yourself from this list, send:          *
*         UNSUBSCRIBE INFRARED                       *
*       to                                           *
*         MAJORDOMO@xxxxx                            *
*----------------------------------------------------*
*   For the IR-FAQ, IR-Gallery and heaps of links:   *
*  http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm  *
******************************************************