xtol and d76

i mixed some xtol for stock solution. i have used it diluted 1:1 to develop

some fuji acros 100. ok here is my question. i have previoisly been using d76.

when the negatives developed in xtol were hanging to dry i looked at them.

they dont seem as dense as my d76 negs. the numbering for each negative frame

is even lighter than the ones i did with d76. by the way i used the recommended

times for d76 and xtol. so, is this common for xtol negatives to be a little

less dense than ones done in d76? thanks.

Different developers produce negatives that have different visible tones, but the big

question is...how do they print for you? Can you use the same contrast paper? If you have

to go to a grade harder paper, or a step up in your contrast filtration for VC paper, then

you need to increase your developing time. Each and everyone that develops their own

film needs to arrive at their own personal development times, which depend on their style

of agitation, the chemical composition of their local water supply and karma.

I develop in a Pyro developer, WD2D, and the edge numbers are not dark at all, and of

course the image is a greenish-yellow, as the image is formed by stain more than silver,

but they print normally. This is a more extreme case, but you just can't judge a negative

by comparing it to same film developed in another developer. xtol is a totally different

concept in film developers, as compared to D76, using a different mix of developing

agents.

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