Yeah, for my uses, 1L is waay too small. I mix up 15L at a time. My working bottle is 2L. I go through 15L every couple months when things are slow and easily blast through that in a month when it's busy.
I would note that 1L packets are on the small side for practical replenishment -- though I suppose you could mix one for working solution and a second for replenisher (my working solution is 2L, however, because my sheet film tank takes about 1.6L for 4x5 film). Still, not a bad idea to sell both 1L and 5L size, so folks who use it slower don't have to be as concerned about the stock solution going off.
Yeah, for my uses, 1L is waay too small. I mix up 15L at a time. My working bottle is 2L. I go through 15L every couple months when things are slow and easily blast through that in a month when it's busy.
Just buy 5 bags of ExcelIt's a bit more expensive than Xtol, but not too much.
Never bad to support Foma if you really want a clone of Xtol
I still haven't heard anything back from Kodak Alaris or Sino Promise concerning the "trade concern" Xtol. I'd have to check back, but it seems like close to two weeks since I emailed. Guess I'll have to find the email and try again...
@pentaxuser All I did was note the announcement of a "trade concern" and give the information that I had two 5L bags, gave their manufacture dates (both on the affected date list), and tell them I looked forward to their instructions how to proceed. I didn't ask any hard questions at all. I'll send a "second" tonight after work.
Here's a thought: have you checked your Junk/Spam folders to see if they did reply, but it went amiss?
Yep. Look at it every day, my filter gets a few false positives.
I sent my first mail to Kodak Alaris on January the first and a second try yesterday ( Jan 14:th ) but still no answer. My order from Fotoimpex in Berlin has also been released, but without the Xtol package that I ordered.
They ( Fotoimpex ) regretted that they didn't have any in stock and right now it is not possible to get deliveries. Perhaps all problems haven't been sorted out yet.
Karl-Gustaf
Well, it was a thought. I emailed kodak on a Friday afternoon and got a response by 10AM the following Monday. Is there any chance you mistyped the address it was sending to?
OK , that explains a few things. Thank you for responding.Karl,
I was advised in the email I received that new, correctly made inventory would not be available until mid-February at the soonest. I expect that means it will be a while before we see product in shops.
I checked on the Fotoimpex website and it seems that also Fomadon Excell is out of stock. Could it be that they use the same subcontractor for manufacturing ?I wonder why they did not advise Fomadon Excel instead. (I already hinted at Fotoimpex' remark on the limited longevity of Excel in their product description.)
I fear that if the lockdowns plus the old KA's Xtol developer problems were to continue long enough we might all be using Caffenol It has to be the developer that requires nothing except household items and is 100% environmentally friendlyI checked on the Fotoimpex website and it seems that also Fomadon Excell is out of stock. Could it be that they use the same subcontractor for manufacturing ?
Karl-Gustaf
I fear that if the lockdowns plus the old KA's Xtol developer problems were to continue long enough we might all be using Caffenol It has to be the developer that requires nothing except household items and is 100% environmentally friendly
pentaxuser
I fear brown developers. First the warning about brown Dektol, I like to drink my coffee. I hope that this gets sorted soon. The color chemistry coming from China is very good. I prefer the "Tetenal" ? XTOL, but I'm sure it will be sorted out soon. I bought a new coffee maker, and I plan to drink my coffee.
I bought a cheap Mr Coffee. That looks wonderful! What is the model? I need to get serious about my coffee.I too prefer to drink coffee. Three days ago, I also picked up a new coffee machine after my old machine died at 16 years of age.
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The problem is I think that I would need a cup of coffee before I could manage to operate it! But it looks nice ...I too prefer to drink coffee. Three days ago, I also picked up a new coffee machine after my old machine died at 16 years of age.
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