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Re: HIE in Xtol
- From: "Lance" <lance@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: HIE in Xtol
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:32:20 -0400
> 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.
Hi George,
Thanks for the reply, I've heard Kodak recommendations are a little short,
but I'll give it a try. Also, I've used Xtol up to 15 times with no problem
at all, you just have to adjust development times. At 1:1 I only use it as
a one-shot developer though.
Thanks again!
Lance
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