How many people Replenish developers vs. One Shot

[Andrew O'Neill]

I'm a one shotter. Never replenished.

[barnacle]

Me too. Even when I was mixing ID-11 from scratch, it was always use it and throw it.

Neil

[Duolab123]

Since I fell under the Jobo trance a couple of years back It takes me about 10 months to go through 5 liter batch of XTOL, I obviously use this one shot. I'm getting ready to process some C-41, I bought the Kodak Flexicolor Rapid access chemistry with the developer and bleach starters. I must admit I was surprised, usually you add a few ml of starter to a liter ,but with this to make up a "tank" developer you use 120ml of developer starter to 880ml of the developer replenisher.
I'm going to make 600ML batch of all 4 baths and run it on my Jobo processor, starting with roll film, replenish solutions as recommended just to see how it works. I'm sick of Blix. I want separate bleach and fixer. The RA process is fast, I will probably use a stop bath to assuage my concerns over harming the bleach, and may go a bit longer on the bleach and fix times. I will be washing for 5 minutes and using a final rinse instead of the washless stabilizer multiple baths. It still is hard for me to get used to washless color film processing, I'm sure it's more than fine, it's just weird.

I use the 2509n and the CL81 for sheet film, after I'm sure everything works well with 35mm and 120, I will be trying this with sheet film. I'm coming to realize that I enjoy playing with the Darkroom process as much as taking pictures. The other day just to have some film to process I loaded up my F5 and burned through a couple rolls taking pictures of my cats laying in the sun.�� . It was quite a spectacle, F5 with Nikon's first VR lens 80 to 400, in full VR mode. Sounded like RoboCop with the focus and all the servos going, shows how far things have come in 15 years.

Anyway sounds like there are many ways to success, I've come a long way from my Dad and his 1 quart bottle of Microdol-X ��

[Sirius Glass]

I use replenished XTOL.

[Duolab123]

I use replenished XTOL.

I did this with sheet film in 1/2 gallon hard rubber tanks, worked great. But then I made my life "easier" with the big Jobo processor.

I always had good results.

One other thing that comes back to me. I remember always using half used and half fresh solutions with Cibachrome really worked well.
That is one process I truly miss!

[Sirius Glass]

Replenished XTOL processed in a Jobo processor gives great and consistent results.

[mdarnton]

I've flipped back and forth over the last 50 years or so. Currently I'm on a replenishment run with D76 for small film, and about to switch to that for large film as well. I have never had consistency problems either way, though. Mostly, I just hate pouring things down the drain if I don't have to.

[RMiksell]

I've used xtol replenished for a few years with good results, just tried pyrocat HD in glycol, really like the way the negatives print. May become my new standard.

[angusparker]

One shot in Rodinal, Pyrocat HD or Xtol

[Duolab123]

Replenished XTOL processed in a Jobo processor gives great and consistent results.

Yes, I'm sure it does. I guess I don't know why I throw it away? Are you using it at full strength? I think I'm going to try this again.