How many films for XTOL

[fredrik_blomberg]

<p>Halo<br>

I have started to use XTOL insted of D76. It do stands in the manual that it is possible to prosses up to 15 rolls with time compensation.<br>

I have now done 6 and I think the first ones are beutiful. But thous ones I have done now are not that great. it is more like a gray scale than b/w. Usaly I do cool down the developer to 20c but this last I did proces at 23c but with the temperatur and time compensation.<br>

What are your experenses? I want good negativs but dont want to wast a lot of developer if it is not needed.<br>

Shuld I mix it as 1:1 and use it just on time ore what is best?<br>

<img src="http://monorecords.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/image005.jpg" alt="" width="610" height="415" /><br>

One of the first rolls. T-MAX100 (I just get happy when I look at this)<br />contaflex super b 50 mm tessar<br>

<img src="http://monorecords.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/image011.jpg" alt="" width="461" height="672" /><br /><br />This is alsow T-MAX 100 but the 6 roll in same xtol. It feals under exposed and not that nice.<br />contaflex super b 50 mm tessar<br>

Greatings<br>

Fredrik</p>

[dave_s]

<p>One-shot, usually at 50% (1:1). Other people here have much more knowledge than me, so get other opinions.</p>

[sheldonnalos]

<p>I use it one shot, mixed 1:1.</p>

[andrew_kleinfeld]

<p>I use it straight. Not 1:1, straight.</p>

<p>It's not expensive, because 5 liters is a lot, 10 rolls of 120 or 20 rolls of 35 with 2 metal reels in a tank.</p>

<p>16 oz plus fit into a Grolsch beer bottle, the kind with the rubber stopper, and no air reaches it. It's supposed to go bad in 6 months, but I recently found a 2 year old bottle, tried it on a roll I didn't care about, and it came out beautiful. Stores selling home brew beer supplies sell the same kind of bottle. </p>

 

[fredrik_blomberg]

I Will try a 1:1 an see what I think. Some if my films must be 1:1 like the rollei retro 400.

It is only 7 euros for 5 litre so not that

expensive.

It alsow means more dirt when you reuse so not that good.

What would you say is this the case of

all developers or is there others that

are better to reuse?

I don't want grain.

 

Greetings

Fredrik

[thirteenthumbs]

<p>When reusing a developer the time compensation applies to the number of rolls of film or surface area processed at the end of that particular processing session. Using Xtol http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j109/j109.pdf with 4 rolls of 35mm 36 exposure film processed and you start to process 2 more rolls of 36 exposure film you use the 6-10 rolls time compensation as you will be at the 6 roll point at the end of the development cycle, if you use the standard time for rolls 5 & 6 they will be under developed.</p>

<p>I currently use HC110 http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j24/j24.pdf . The replinisher is for commercial tank use. http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/hc110/ .<br>

Mix direct from bottled concentrate at time of use. Gives results very close to Xtol 1:1.</p>

[john_stockdale2]

<p>The capacity and compensation data are for a batch of a certain amount of developer, such as a litre or a (US) gallon. Don't try the compensation adjustment for a gallon if you're using a bottle of a litre.</p>

<p>If you're using a small tank, single shot use makes lots of sense. Disposal of Xtol harms the environment less than most other developers.</p>

[fredrik_blomberg]

Normalt i develope 2 120 rolls at the

time. This time as nr 6 just one 35mm

roll.

I used a smaller tank for 35mm.

Maybe the problem was becaus of to

little developer.

I think I will use it in one shot any way.

Think the results will be better any way

[maris_rusis]

<p>I use a 2 litre stock of Xtol replenished at the rate of 90ml per film. A 5 litre batch of Xtol that I use for replenishing my stock costs me about $18 and lets me develop 55 films at about 33 cents each. My stock Xtol is now 7 years old and working perfectly although I doubt that any of the molecules from the original mix are still there!</p>