ANY alternative to XTOL?

[jpa66]

After reading the thread of an Ilford replacement for X-tol. I was wondering if anyone knew of ANY other developer that is basically the same formula as XTOL? I'm thinking of Formulary or maybe some other brand of developer? I'd love to try XTOL, but there's no way I'm mixing up 5 liters of the stuff.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

The film developers cookbook by Steve Anchell and Bill Troop has the formula for Xtol from the Kodak patent. If you want to buy chemicals and make your own.

 

[jpa66]

Yeah, I have the book. At this point, I'd just rather mix it up. I'm not ready to move into chemicals just yet.

 

[bwcolor]

@ 100ml/35mm roll.. that is 50 rolls of film in the next 8 months.. You can do it. Five liters isn't so tough to use.

 

[Bob Michaels]

After reading the thread of an Ilford replacement for X-tol. I was wondering if anyone knew of ANY other developer that is basically the same formula as XTOL? I'm thinking of Formulary or maybe some other brand of developer? I'd love to try XTOL, but there's no way I'm mixing up 5 liters of the stuff.

Look in the Freestyle catalog or on their website. They have several clones that they say are "same as Xtol"

 

[jpa66]

@ 100ml/35mm roll.. that is 50 rolls of film in the next 8 months.. You can do it. Five liters isn't so tough to use.

Yeah, but the only problem that I'd have is:

1) I'd have to shoot that much film ( definitely a possibility, although my film usage slows down in the Chicago winter )

and

2) I'd have to forgo the use of my favorite developers: Rodinal and ( current darling ) Pyrocat HD.

 

[jpa66]

Look in the Freestyle catalog or on their website. They have several clones that they say are "same as Xtol"

Will do. Thanks, Bob!

 

[Tim Gray]

http://freestylephoto.biz/747716-Le...ic-Acid-Powder-BandW-Film-Developer-to-make-5

and

http://freestylephoto.biz/70022-Foma-Fomadon-Excel-W27-Powder-Ascorbic-Acid-Film-Developer-to-make-1

Seriously though, if you want to try it out, just spend the $9. Mix it up, use it a couple times, and if you end up tossing the rest because you don't like it, it's not *that* much money.

 

[Fotohuis]

A direct replacement for Xtol (Kodak, 5 ltrs.) is the Fomadon Excel W27 1 ltr. packing from Foma. You can take over the Xtol data for almost 1:1. More practical and cheap too.

 

[Fotohuis]

http://shop.fotohuisrovo.nl/product_info.php?cPath=31_37&products_id=398&language=en

 

[RObert Budding]

I just use XTOL - it's inexpensive and it only takes a short time to mix a new batch.