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Here is an XTOL equivalent http://www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/mytol.htm

Mytol Film Developer (Xtol Substitute)

Paul Lewis suggests this developer can be used as you would packaged Kodak Xtol. The negatives developed with this formula are comparable to those developed in Xtol, with no discernable difference.

STOCK SOLUTION A Chemical Amount Units Distilled Water 750 ml Sodium Sulfite 60 g Sodium Metaborate 4 g Sodium Ascorbate* 13 g Phenidone 0.15 g Sodium Metabisulfite 3 g Distilled water to make 1000 ml

*130 ml of Sodium Ascorbate (10% Solution) may be used in place of 10 g of Sodium Ascorbate.

Sodium Ascorbate (10% Solution) Chemical Amount Units Distilled Water 750 ml Sodium Bicarbonate 88.9 g Ascorbic Acid 42.4 g Distilled water to make 1000 ml

USAGE Directions for dilutions to equal Xtol diluted 1+1 or 1+2 at 680F/200C.

REFERENCE Mytol Film Developer (Xtol Substitute), Paul Lewis. Mytol, The Film Developing Cookbook, Stephen G. Anchell and Bill Troop, p. 89.

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