Re: HIE in Xtol

[George L Smyth <glsmyth@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Lance <lance@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everybody!
> 
> I know this has probably been asked before, but I'm hoping for some quick
> advice.  I'm going to process my first roll of HIE and would like to know if
> you have anygood starting points, such as time/temp/agitation techniques?
> 
> Film was rated at ISO 400, metered through Red#25 filter for an exposure of
> approx 1/60 at f11.  I bracketed +/- one stop.
> 
> I'll be using the Xtol at full strengh, because that's all I have right now
> and I can't dilute it, because I've already used it twice at full strength
> with Delta 100 (by the way I loved the results, just wanted to compare the
> difference from 1:1).
> 
> Thanks for any tips, I'll be developing tonight so if you have any quick
> recommendations, i sure would appreciate them!

Lance -

I use Xtol when developing HIE and simply use the recommended development
times.  They work very well, which is surprising when one considers how much I
have deviated from Kodak's suggested times for other developers.

One thing does concern me, however.  You say that you cannot dilute the
developer beccause you have already used it twice.  Do you mean that you are
actually reusing your film developer?  If so, I would, in the strongest terms,
suggest against doing this.  Developers not specifically designed to be reused
should only be used in a one-shot mode.  It is much too easy to compromise
quality by trying to save a few pennies.

Cheers -

george

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