Re: HIE in XTOL anyone??????

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

> > Is anyone using XTOL for HIE in a JOBO???  I decided to run a film test
> > yesterday, exposed my HIE as I do normally (I normally process in D76 at
> > 1:1 for 11 minutes at 20C with a 5 minute pre-soak), processed in XTOL
as
> > recommended (1:1 dilution 8 3/4 minutes at 20C with a 5 minute pre-soak)
> > all in my Jobo.  The film processed in XTOL is virtually clear and
> > completely unusable.
> >
> > Comments??

I use Xtol for everything EXCEPT Kodak 35mm HIE - it have never worked for
me. I have done tests, and never get good results -always too thin. I got
sick of losing images, and went back to D76, straight for 8.5 minutes.

e.

Eric Boutilier-Brown
Halifax, NS, Canada

Fine Art Photographer
http://ebb.ns.ca

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