> -----Original Message----- > From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >You really should try XTOL. XTOL is the recommended > developer for TMAX > >film, not TMAX developer. > > > >tv > > What is the best way to agitate the film with XTOL? I've had > mitigated results with 3200 films (Kodak and Ilford)
XTOL isn't really the best push developer...Microphen or DD-X work better. What do you mean by mitigated? > and I > suspect this combination might need more or less agitation > than what I gave > (5 seconds every 30 seconds in a 4-reel Patersen tank), or a > smaller tank that will permit effective upside-down movement. I always do 5/30 agitation. tv