Recommendations for TMZ 3200 in Xtol?

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Has anyone any recomendations for developing TMZ 3200 in Xtol? I have the Kodak data sheet, which suggests 20m minutes at 21C with a 1:2 dilution.

In the past, using HC-110, I've found Kodak's recommended dev. times to be a little short, yielding rather thin negatives. I just shot a roll of TMZ 3200 and I'd like to try Xtol, but I'm wondering if Kodak are again a little on the conservative side with their recomended times.

-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), December 28, 1998

Answers

I have 15'/76F rotary agitation for EI 1600, fwiw.

-- John Hicks / John's Camera Shop (jbh@magicnet.net), December 29, 1998.

John, is that 15m @ 76 for ISO 1600 and using 1:2?

Kodak sugest 11.5m @ 76 for ISO1600 using 1:2, so if the above data is correct, it looks like the Kodak numbers are again a bit short. For 15m @76 and 1:2, Kodak suggest an EI of around 6400!

-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), December 29, 1998.


> John, is that 15m @ 76 for ISO 1600 and using 1:2?

Right, 15 minutes/76F, EI 1600 Xtol 1:2. In my experience Kodak's recommendations for TMZ in Xtol are a bit goofy.

-- John Hicks / John's Camera Shop (jbh@magicnet.net), December 30, 1998.


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