Re: [Largeformat] Re: Developing Problem with Tmax

[Pete Groh <pjgroh@cros.net>]

From: Pete Groh <pjgroh@cros.net>

Pete:

Let me add my two-cents worth. While lurking on another forum, there
was considerable discussion -- and displeasure -- that Xtol, unlike
many other developers -- exhausted itself quite quickly.

Might want to consider approaching your problem from that angle.
Personally, I have never tried Xtol, so I'm passing this info along for what
it's worth.

Good luck,

Pete (this could get confusing) in Ohio

At 09:44 PM 12/8/99 +0100, you wrote:
>From: "Pieter Muller" <pmuller@wxs.nl>
>
>Pete,
>
>I myself had a similar experience. I discovered that Tmax needs more fixing
>time
>(most of the time twice as much!) than the classical silver grain films such
>as
>Ilford Delta 100, FP4, HP5 and even Agfa APX 100.
>
>Running yor films through the fixing bath again might improve the images on
>your negatives.
>I further discovered that the cast on the negatives has an effect on
>multicontrast papers!
>
>The problem mentioned and the fact that I did not like the grain on Tmax
>made me switch to Afga APX 100.
>
>Regards, Pieter
>
>Pete wrote:
>>   Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 07:15:23 PST
>>   From: "Pete Caluori" <pcaluori@hotmail.com>
>>Subject: Developing Problem with Tmax
>>
>>Greetings,
>>Several months ago I purchased a box of 4x5 Tmax 100, when I ran out of my
>>standard film Ilford Delta 100. About one half of the box was exposed and
>>processed without problems. I had a number of film holder that were loaded
>>with the remainder and they have been sitting around. When I developed then
>>(in Xtol, same batch as the previous) all ten negatives came out extremely
>>thin, as if grossly underexposed, but yet there is detail. Additionally,
>the
>>negatives have a somewhat greenish/gray cast. All of the chemicals were
>good
>>and the same batch has been used to successfully develop some Delta 100.
>Has
>>anyone ever experienced something like this? What could have possible
>caused
>>this?
>>
>>P.S. The exposures were O.K. as some duplicate shots were made on Delta 100
>>and they came out perfectly. Thanks!
>>
>>Regards, Pete
>>
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