Xtol from Photo Systems 2025?

[mshchem]

As the NASA scientist said to the brain surgeon.
Your job is not exactly rocket science!

And so it goes; there is too much mystique around black and white photography nowadays.
I remember some 40 years ago when the magazine Darkroom Photography tested various premium black and white papers, comparing max D Max etc.
They announced the surprise of the pack was Freestyles Arista Classic that just beat out Ilfords Galerie!
Turned out that Arista Classic was just re packaged Galerie.

When some use caffeine to develop films I suspect the additional gram or minus makes little difference?

Splitting the XTOL rather than mixing the lot and making 5 mixes still makes sense to me particularly as MY results were more reliable.

Yep, it's not rocket science. Whatever gets you what you're after. The point about +/- a gram is well taken. You could use volume and get by if you were careful (how most people cook).
Carry On!
Best Regards Mike

 

[Milpool]

Well, let’s just hope nobody takes that bad advice and then complains there was something wrong with XTOL.

 

[retina_restoration]

I got two relevant answers to my inquiry, so I am considering the question answered to my satisfaction, thank you.
No need for further input.

 

[Sirius Glass]

As the NASA scientist said to the brain surgeon.
Your job is not exactly rocket science!

And so it goes; there is too much mystique around black and white photography nowadays.
I remember some 40 years ago when the magazine Darkroom Photography tested various premium black and white papers, comparing max D Max etc.
They announced the surprise of the pack was Freestyles Arista Classic that just beat out Ilfords Galerie!
Turned out that Arista Classic was just re packaged Galerie.

When some use caffeine to develop films I suspect the additional gram or minus makes little difference?

Splitting the XTOL rather than mixing the lot and making 5 mixes still makes sense to me particularly as MY results were more reliable.

Our Kodak film expert PE, a retired film R&D engineer at Kodak, often stated that one should not split the powder, rather mix the 5 liters and put it in plastic bags or bottles with the air squeezed out. I have been using StopLossBagsTM and their waste saving funnels for years and I have been able to keep the stock XTOL safely for years. Always test any developer before using just to avoid unwanted surprises. www.StopLossBags.com