Hello there! I am gearing up my darkroom for 4x5 film development in a JOBO expe rt drum with CPP2 processor. I have chosen Xtol for my developer (health and env ironmental concerns). I want to pick my first film and wish to choose between Il ford HP4+ and FP5+.
Questions are as follows: 1) being an old 35mm user, I am used to being worried about grain. Thus I am nervous about HP5+. I want non-grainy enlargements up to 16x20. With LF do I need to worry about grain between these films? 2)Does the 1 :1 dilution for one shot development really increase grain as Kodak suggests? Ob viously this would be the most economical way for me to use this developer with my processor as well as putting my developing times well above 5 minutes so they can be manipulated for N+1, N-1 etc. 3) Does anyone have any personal experienc e with Xtol used with HP4+ and/or FP5+ ?
Thanks for any help!!
Scott
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