Shooting Eastman (Double-X) 5222 in the Leica

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Thanks for posting this, superb.
 
I haven't used Xtol in years but recently got some and plan to develope my next roll of Eastman double X with it.
Any ideas on what time at 68 degrees?
 
djhurley92 said:
Here is an image on Eastman XX taken on May 8th, 1945 - V-E Day! As you can possibly tell from the newspaper. It was taken by my girlfriend's grandfather; I've been scanning some of the previously unseen film they have inherited. He was a film producer by profession. I don't know how much the formulation may have changed since then, or if it counts as the same film as the one currently produced... but it does say XX on the negatives at least.

EDIT: Just found out this must be super XX nitrate film as it's so early, rather than double-X. Sorry! Glad it didn't burst into flames in my scanner.

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Your girlfriend's grandfather was a very good photographer. It is a very simple picture that tells a powerful story.
 
colyn said:
I haven't used Xtol in years but recently got some and plan to develope my next roll of Eastman double X with it.
Any ideas on what time at 68 degrees?
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Colyn, for Xtol, at 68 degrees F, 7 minutes of stock and 10 minutes of 1:1 has worked well for me.
 
Not sure if this has been communicated before but it looks like prices jumped 25% on XX this year. I paid $200 for 400ft in October 2013. My order for the same last week was $250.

It's still a good value as compared to other 35mm films. But the price gap is getting smaller. I might just stockpile an additional 3-4 400ft spools.
 
Tom A said:
You can try for the ORWO 74 - gives you a true 400 and behaves in many ways the same as the XX, maybe even a bit better.
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It's true that speed and resolution are marginaly better, but the rendering of mid-tones is not as good (at least to my taste).
OrWo-74 is much more blue-sensitive than XX; if you want to avoid a white sky you must add a light yellow filter loosing the speed benefit.
 
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Tom A said:
You can try for the ORWO 74 - gives you a true 400 and behaves in many ways the same as the XX, maybe even a bit better. If it wasn't for the fact that I currently have 14 cans of 400 ft XX, I would probably switch to the ORWO. It should be available in Europe under ORWO distribution.
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Tom, would you know the development times for ORWO N74 in common developers like D76, Xtol and/or Rodinal? Did a search on the forum and the google, but wasn't much to be found. Thanks.
 
I would shoot a test roll or two. The D76 seems to be smiler to the XX, about 7 min in stock and 10,5 -11 min in 1:1. Havent't tried it in Xtol though - but again, do it as you would do TriX. The Rodinal would be around 11 min in 1:50. Agitation every 60 sec.
 
Tom A said:
I would shoot a test roll or two. The D76 seems to be smiler to the XX, about 7 min in stock and 10,5 -11 min in 1:1. Havent't tried it in Xtol though - but again, do it as you would do TriX. The Rodinal would be around 11 min in 1:50. Agitation every 60 sec.
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Thanks so much! It'll be interesting to experiment.
 
I'd also like to know. I think I'm paying $80 USD for 100' and $6-7 a roll. Is that direct from Kodak or through a reseller?

I have a few 100' rolls each of their two films and it's quite affordable, but the Kodak films have a feel to them that I like. So I'd like to stock up if I can find it at the right price. I've been buying TriX as well, just in case.
 
For Europe: You can buy the original rolls UN54 or N74+ in 122m/400ft for a much better price .... but not always very handy such rolls for 35mm photography.
But OrWo Filmotec in Germany will sent it through Europe, no problem. And two cans (e.g. UN54 and N74+) will fit into a 5kg package from Germany which is not so expensive for sending over (Eur. 8,60 to Holland). It is then for 144 135-36 films. :)
 
alienmeatsack said:
I'd also like to know. I think I'm paying $80 USD for 100' and $6-7 a roll. Is that direct from Kodak or through a reseller?

I have a few 100' rolls each of their two films and it's quite affordable, but the Kodak films have a feel to them that I like. So I'd like to stock up if I can find it at the right price. I've been buying TriX as well, just in case.
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You have to call Kodak directly and order it.
 
Film Emporium is great for short ends, but there's no point in having them in the middle of a transaction with Kodak, where they need to add some profit. Just call Kodak yourself, in the US at 1-800-621-FILM (3456) or check their website for the number in your country outside the US. Tell them what stock numbers you want to order, where you want them delivered, and have a credit card.

Currently 400' of 35mm Double-X is $234.43, stock number is 173 7279. I got that info from the latest Motion Picture Products Catalog here:

http://motion.kodak.com/motion/uploadedFiles/QA_MotionPictureCatalog_April1_2014.pdf

You can always find the latest version of that here:

http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Products/Product_Information/index.htm

You can also buy it in 1000' lengths, but it's exactly the same cost per foot so for spooling down for still camera use it makes no sense to do that; easier to deal with it in 400' lengths.

Duncan
 
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I have started to play with the venerable Harvey 777. Still trying to get exposures and developing times to match. This is XX, rated at 320 iso and harvey 777 for 9 min - agitation at 60 sec interval.
It works very well with triX/Arista 400 at slightly shorter time (8.30 min) but seemingly needs about 30 sec more than the XXX.
Leica M2, Voigtlander M-Nokton 50mm f1.5.
"Flat Rad" Morgan from 1952 with it's distinct twin spare wheel assembly.
 
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