Diluted Xtol, have you read this?

MattKing · Jan 9, 2019

John M Austin said:
Oh gosh Matt, I bought about $50 in XTOL from Glazer's 2 months ago. It would be AWESOME if you, Andrew, and I could coordinate some kind of trip where we all have our cameras. My youngest son attends Western Washington U in Belling ham and I go there about once a month to deliver care packages. Meet there?

Certainly not impossible.
Andrew and I (and a few of our friends in Canada and Washington and Oregon) are members of the Northwest Alternative and traditional photography group (the Center for Photographic History and Technology - Pacifica Chapter), which meets in Bellingham every few months. The next meeting is scheduled for this coming April. If nothing can be set up before them, we might use that as a meeting opportunity.

SchwinnParamount · Jan 9, 2019

MattKing said:
Certainly not impossible.
Andrew and I (and a few of our friends in Canada and Washington and Oregon) are members of the Northwest Alternative and traditional photography group (the Center for Photographic History and Technology - Pacifica Chapter), which meets in Bellingham every few months. The next meeting is scheduled for this coming April. If nothing can be set up before them, we might use that as a meeting opportunity.

Oddly, I tried to join them a few months ago but could not find any way to do it in their web page so I gave up. I can't thing of a better way to ask "How do I join your group?" than to crash their meeting in Bellingham in April

MattKing · Jan 9, 2019

John M Austin said:
Oddly, I tried to join them a few months ago but could not find any way to do it in their web page so I gave up. I can't thing of a better way to ask "How do I join your group?" than to crash their meeting in Bellingham in April

Send me your email via "Conversation" and I'll send it on to Craig, who sends out the meeting notices.

removedacct1 · Jan 9, 2019

John M Austin said:
Agreed: But at what point should I consider my XTOL "aged" or"questionable"? I don't have any guidance on aging or questionably from the manufacturer. Not sarcastic here. I haven't ever considered this before, having in the past had the budget for ridiculous wastage of chemicals... Now that I am closer to retirement, I really need to consider frugality in my darkroom.

Kodak says something like: 6 months in a full container, 2 months in a half full container. If in doubt, test clip.

Andrew O'Neill · Jan 9, 2019

Next time I'm in the States, I'll pick up a few packages... even after conversion it's heaps cheaper. I'll fill up on petrol, too.

OptiKen · Jan 9, 2019

I mix up the entire 5L in a bucket and then store in 16 oz Groush style bottles filled to the top. As I use some, I drop glass marbles into the bottle until it reaches the top and then attach the lid. ZERO o2 in the bottles ever. I don't worry about it 'turning' on me.

Maris · Jan 9, 2019

I mix the entire 5 litres which gets subdivided into many small full-to-the-top bottles; no air space. These small bottles are the source of replenisher for the original 2 litre working stock batch which has been performing perfectly since I first mixed it in 2007. Yes, continually and diligently replenished for the last 12 years at the rate of 90ml per "standard film". The price of Xtol has gone up but I figure it's still about 30 cents per film. Nearly everything in photography costs more.

Ian Grant · Jan 9, 2019

For all the hears I used replenished Xtol I just split it between two 2.5 litre HD Plastic bottle, one was my working solution the second used as Replenisher the second would gradually empty and be partially full, never an issue, I'd mix fresh Xtol after about a year so reliable and cost effective and always superb results.

Ian

Joel_L · Jan 10, 2019

I'm another XTOL convert for many years now. I have some that is many years old and still going strong. I mix 1:1 and use 140ml for a 36 exposure roll and am always pleased with the results

Ai Print · Jan 11, 2019

Oh goody, a parade....I love parades, think I will join:

I use Xtol 1:1 and have for years. I store it in glass bottles of progressively smaller size as I go through it. I like the way the negs look and the longer than average soup times are almost a requirement for sheet film in rotary. If I ever have a problem with film developed in it I will address that at the time but for now, I use it in full confidence and without issue.

StevieRose · Jan 21, 2019

I use these to store my stock Xtol (and other developers). They are inexpensive and make it very easy to eliminate any air from the container. I store my chemicals in a closed cabinet so they re out of the light. My Xtol stored in one of these bags is still going strong more than one year after it was made.

https://www.stoplossbags.com

Peter Schrager · Jan 22, 2019

Ai Print said:
Oh goody, a parade....I love parades, think I will join:

I use Xtol 1:1 and have for years. I store it in glass bottles of progressively smaller size as I go through it. I like the way the negs look and the longer than average soup times are almost a requirement for sheet film in rotary. If I ever have a problem with film developed in it I will address that at the time but for now, I use it in full confidence and without issue.

Oy vey as my mother would say...
I've used xtol from the day it came out with zero problems. Stored in 1L dark glass bottles filled to the brim...

Sirius Glass · Jan 22, 2019

StevieRose said:
I use these to store my stock Xtol (and other developers). They are inexpensive and make it very easy to eliminate any air from the container. I store my chemicals in a closed cabinet so they re out of the light. My Xtol stored in one of these bags is still going strong more than one year after it was made.

https://www.stoplossbags.com

Great! Finally I have something else to buy! I ordered 8 bags and one funnel. You made my day!

Diluted Xtol, have you read this?

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