Dip and dunk machines have to use straight Xtol, not the diluted developer
you used. I think most films look FAR better hand-processed in Xtol diluted
at least 1+1, compared to machine processing in straight Xtol. For acros, I
am a fan of it in Rodinal 1+50.
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On 9/4/09 12:52 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Acros? Mushy??
>
> Let me just say it like this: if an Acros negative is bad, it is
> either because the picture was bad to begin with or the film was not
> processed correctly. Acros processed in XTOL 1+3 is simply the best
> B&W film there is in its speed range.
>
> Nathan
>
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> On Sep 3, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Sue Pearce wrote:
>
>> I once tested Acros 120 against my favorite, Plus-X, both processed
>> by my
>> local lab in their Dip 'n' dunk loaded with Xtol.
>>
>> Thought it looked a but mushy in comparison. Certainly not worth the
>> extra
>> money.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carlos J. Santisteban" <zuiko21@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 4:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Tears of joy and sadness
>>
>>
>>> Hi Robert and all,
>>>
>>> From: Robert Burnette <r.burnette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> How about Fuji's new Neopan Acros 100? That's the one that replaced
>>>>> Neopan
>>> 100ss.
>>>
>>> I have no experience with the Neopan SS, but tried a roll of Acros. I
>>> haven't made any representative print from it, but the thing I
>>> disliked is
>>> that after drying it gets SO curly -- almost like a tube!
>>>
>>> OTOH, the Rollei SuperPan 200 is completely flat after drying. But
>>> the
>>> contrast/highlights is difficult to tame, à la Technical Pan :-(
>>>
>>> Other than that, I either go slow (Pan F or Efke KB25) or fast (Tri-
>>> X,
>>> mostly pushed to 1600). Never liked FP4.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> --
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