First off, let me say that I have loved the results from HC-110. However, friends of mine have persuaded me try XTOL. The results from XTOL have been quite good, and I decided to standardize on it.
After doing more research on XTOL I heard about using it in a Replenished system. To do this you would have a container that holds 1 to 2 gallons of the developer. Every time you use it to develop a roll of film, without dilution, you put the used developer back into the large container, except for 80 to 100 mL. You put in fresh XTOL to make up for the "lost" developer, thereby keeping it fresh.
People have raved about using such a system. Labs use a similar system as well. So I decided to give it a try. My results were not so good...
A black precipitate formed in my gallon container. I am not sure what it was. Perhaps a bad chemical reaction or a fungus. Who knows...
After this failed experiment I am sticking with XTOL, 1:1, 1 shot then dump it. No doubt, other people have done very well with a replenished XTOL system, but it is not for me. Going back to KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid! ;)
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