Re: Help with Xtol development times for Ilford SFX in Jobo.

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:23 pm -0400 11/12/00, Fred Greenspan wrote:
>
>Hi all! I'm new to this list and sort of new to IR photography - I once shot a
>roll of Kodak IR around 1974. I've been doing my own B&W processing for 40
>years and have recently been reading everything I could find on the net about
>IR photography. The IR Handbook is on order and should arrive by Wednesday.
>
>Meanwhile, I have been searching for a starting time for development tests.
>Here is what I usually use for regular B&W films, using different times for
>different films of course:
>
>Jobo CPE-2, 75 Farenheit, Kodak Xtol 1:2 dilution.
>
>I would like to process Ilford SFX 200 in 120 format, rated at 200.
>
>I have called Kodak who publishes Xtol rotary processing times for most
>popular films, but nothing on SFX. I searched Ilford and Jobo websites, and
>just sent an Email to Jobo. So far I haven't found anything that would give me
>a starting place for establishing a development time. Any help would be much
>appreciated. TIA!-Fred

Hello Fred and welcome to the list.

I guess you have already found the Infrared FAQ on the CoCam web site 
(http://www.cocam.co.uk).  There is a lot of information there about 
SFX and use of various developers (currently 19 different types) but 
not xtol. I guess this is because xtol is either an unusual choice 
for SFX or that it is not recommended.

You may want to check the dev. times recommended for xtol with other 
films and abstract for SFX.  Alternatively you could use another 
developer, however I do appreciate that if you have found a developer 
that you particularly like then you would like to keep using it :-)

-- 
All the best,

              Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
                      Photographic Services, Filters and Equipment, Infrared FAQ
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