That's the same complex Hc-110 used to have.
Neither is xtol a 2-part developer
Homebrewing the exact replica of Xtol is nearly impossible due to the presence of Diethanolamine (with 16%
sulfur dioxide)
People who have used Mytol (I haven't) report that it behaves identically to Xtol for all intents and purposes.
The patent lists also for a liquid version
Pretty sure there's no diethanolamine in the version that went to market, though.
Except that, without the sequestrant that protects the ascorbate from iron and copper ions, it's prone to sudden failure due to Fenton's reaction if stored.
I never store developer/stop/fixer that I make from scratch.
Yes, an exact replica of Xtol cannot be done diy, I stand by that, because as you've said,
There's an extensive list of differences between the patent you linked to and xtol. So an exact replica cannot be done using the patent per se.
It's not even a personal loss since I use primarily Ilford Ilfosol 3.
You know, when it comes to precious images a I won't use anything that is not reliable.
The Kodak chemistry demise is a loss for the entire community.
Kodak color chemistry is a loss, especially with all the other makers dropping too.
Fuji Hunt is continuing production, and the quality is perfect.
Color chemistry isn't a real problem. Fuji Hunt is continuing production, and the quality is perfect. All the labs I know are using it.
Furthermore you have Bellini, Chugai, Calbe and at least one producer in the US, who is producing for brands like Cinestill.
And who knows, maybe in the future ADOX will enter that market as well.
Is there a US source for 5L or smaller batches of Fuji Hunt chemistry? I understood it was much easier/possible to get in Europe but even there only in 20L size...
any trustworthy US film photo distributor should be able to import kits from Jobo or Bellini or Fuji Hunt.
Able and willing aren't always the same, though. Minimums, margins, shelf life, all boil down to only one brand of mini-lab stuff at any given dealer, and scarcity of mini-labs at this late date reduce the number of dealers willing to deal with it.
One reason I can think of, @Film-Niko is contracts. American distributors are likely to be locked into contracts with Kodak (that transferred to Sino-Promise) that forbid them selling a competing product. Contracts running back to the days when Kodak was the powerhouse of all photography.
And who knows, maybe in the future ADOX will enter that market as well.
Hm, I am not a lawyer, but if one of the parties don't fulfil the contract anymore - in this case Sino Promise Holdings, they stopped supplying the products - than the other contract partner is not obliged to the contract anymore.
Hm, I am not a lawyer, but if one of the parties don't fulfil the contract anymore - in this case Sino Promise Holdings, they stopped supplying the products - than the other contract partner is not obliged to the contract anymore.
The restrictive contracts, however, produced an environment where a lot of consumers think Kodak is the only option, and if they can't get it, they don't even know to look for something else.
Some distributors seem to have just dropped carrying color chemistry rather than doing the work to switch suppliers -- which they may see as likely to be wasted effort if/when Fuji also drops out of the game.
Probably because there is so little demand for it.
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