Have others had the same problems with Xtol that I am having. I have gone throug h 4 five liter batches and 50 sheets of film, but I have still not found a consi tant normal development time (Zone VIII at 1.3). At first, I got Zone VIII at 1. 3 when I developed for 8 min. at 70. When a mixed a new batch of Xtol, however, all my negatives were underdeveloped, and I could not reach D-Max even with comp letely fogged film! I poured this batch down the drain and mixed a new batch. Wi th this batch, I got a normal development time (Zone VIII at 1.3) at 12 min. at 70. I am using 8x10 HP-5+ in a Jobo processor and Xtol 1:1. I have been using 20 0ml of stock solution per sheet (400ml of diluted solution). Have I been doing s omething wrong or is Xtol like this sometimes?
Today I tried Microphen and will stick with that if it is consistent.
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