Re: xtol wrecked my HIE!

[Robert Jander <rjander@xxxxx>]

Jaap,

Glad you mentioned the MACO 820 film.
I wanted to post my results of the MACO 820 rollfim to the group, but I already
'lost' 2 rolls because of too thin negatives.
I used a 89b Filter and overexposed 3 stops on a sunny day (I rated the film ISO
100 and measured integral). Because I didn't have the recommended LP Grain
liquid developper from the manufactor  I used XTOL 1:3 for 14 minutes (as they
recommend on their data sheet). As I already said, the negatives were way to
thin. Now I'm waiting for their recommended developper (LP Grain liquid) in hope
that I'll get better results.....

Regards

Robert Jander

Jaap Los schrieb:

> Hallo Paul,
> I hear a lot of problems with XTOL, but I never encountered them myself.
> There is nothing wrong with XTOL/HIE. I think most problems ara caused by
> the IR light itself. There is not always enough IR light to give a properly
> exposed IR negative. This is a very difficult problem. If in doubt, make at
> least 4 exposures and overexpose 2 to 3 stops!  This problem arises  more
> frequent when you use a strong IR filter like the #87 series. Also do not
> dilute XTOL too much. See to it that you have at least 200 cc of stock- XTOL
> (and 200 cc of water if you dilute 1+1) for one roll of 35 mm. Success and
> keep trying. Also try MACO 820 film, an excellent IR film which impressed me
> quite a lot! (I'm not a shareholder!).
> Greetings,
> Jaap Los
> The Netherlands
>
> See also my infrared photography homepage at:
> http://home.wxs.nl/~losjb/hometest.html
> with lots of infrared photographs, some of them lith-printed.
>
> See alo my website
> http://home.wxs.nl/~losjb/JBLhomepage.html
> for those who are interested in company matters
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