Exposing Eastman (Double-X) 5222 in the Leica

Easton Stilt Girl 21mm Rokkor QH XX 2 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Second Exposure. I yelled out " ONE TWO THREE" and got it just right this time Difficult to catch at the "decisive moment". SRT with mirror lockup engaged, 21mm Rokkor QH Eastman XX 5222 Minolta Yellow filter D23 1:1 This lens has replaced my 19mm Canon RF lens. I think I like it just as well.
 
Blue Danube Ceiling Detail by Nokton48, on Flickr

Ceiling Detail "The Blue Danube" Ohio State University campus area. For my wife and I our favorite bohemian hangout, a bar/grill with a lot of history. During dinner, Minolta SRT101 with 21mm F4 MLU lens was set squarely on dinner table, and made a minutes long exposure with cable release straight up into the ceiling. Camera positioned by a total guess. Was fun to do. Eastman XX film processed in Legacy Mic-X. Omega DII with LED head, 80mm F4 Rodagon Arista #2 Ultra RC paper 5x7. Sadly the Dube closed a couple of years ago.
 
Beware of Lucky SHD 400 135-36. My test roll was total garbage.

I finally got around to printing the negs I shot with a 'Blad and a 110mm f/3.5 Planar on SHD100 @ EI 80. Am very happy with the results. Again, I've only shot this single roll, so I cannot comment on its consistency, but this roll had no quality issues at all. I will say that the dried film is pretty curly. Scans of silver prints:


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https://www.tundraware.com/Photography/Gallery/Silver/media/large/20250604-1-09-Sparkle.jpg
 
Ah, yes, I now have 5 1-litre bottles of Xtol. And I’m shooting Eastman 5222 XX in three cameras.

I like these images, can you post your dilution/development process/time/agitation? Many thanks in advance.🙂
Sure. Shot at EI 200. Xtol 1+1, 11' at 68F. 5 second agitation every 30 seconds.

Jim B.
 
Double-X in the M7, HC-110. Summarit F/2,5-75mm on the tower of the city hall, L'viv in Ukraine.

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C"Mon Y'all! Let's see your good stuff shot on XX.

As Creator of this thread, you are now allowed to show XX taken in any camera, 120 or 35mm!!

Let's see more XX goodness. 🙂

-Nokton 48, a several time Leica owner/user, now SRT XX Guy.
 
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