XTOL failure

[John Wiegerink]

I think the light straw color is a hard thing to define with Xtol and the (going bad) rule. My Xt-3R(same as Xtol-R) has a light straw color also, but works as good today as the day I mixed it. I think the slight discoloration with my replenished XT-3R comes from adding the used developer back into the 1 gallon stock jug, but I could be wrong. I have heard many folks here say their Xtol went bad and still looked as if it were just mixed. I don't know since I have never experience that problem, but it scared me enough to just keep using Adox XT-3. I have enough problems in my life as it is, I surely don't need one more.

 

[Joerg Bergs]

I have the same problem with the new US XTOL, read here:

Fresh XTOL from PSI and thin Negatives

After all the back and forth from and with Tetenal, I used up my old XTOL packs until 2020 in order to then use Mörsch chemistry exclusively. A test of the new US XTOL batch with a TX400 35mm film amazed me because the film did not reach its sensitivity or maximum density. I haven't tested...

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[retina_restoration]

I have the same problem with the new US XTOL, read here:

Fresh XTOL from PSI and thin Negatives

After all the back and forth from and with Tetenal, I used up my old XTOL packs until 2020 in order to then use Mörsch chemistry exclusively. A test of the new US XTOL batch with a TX400 35mm film amazed me because the film did not reach its sensitivity or maximum density. I haven't tested...

www.photrio.com

As far as I'm concerned, the 2025 Kodak chemistry still lives in the realm of "use at your own risk".