Originally Posted by
jnantz
Problems have been endemic with Xtol since the 1990s when it was first sold. I used gallons and gallons of it off-and-on* since it was introduced for IDK 5 years and I'll never use it again.
I'd be leery of using anything that isn't "fresh packets of developer" no matter what people on the internet tell you or publish/post ...
* varied / bracketed exposure, elongated processing times including straight stock solution, 4 different water supplies, and distilled water, not a fan of thin negatives that lack contrast/crispness (or as they used to say "snap" ), Xtol is the worst ... YMMV
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