Response to XTOL; 100ml or more?

I've read in other discussions that Xtol might be more reliable at 75F. Kodak no longer recommends higher dilutions than 1:1. I've been using it at 75F and 1:2 for 5+ years without a problem. I've never suffered from the sudden drop in activity others have complained about. For 35mm I mix 3.5oz Xtol and 7oz water and develop about 10% longer than Kodak's recommendation. I print with a dichroic enlarger. For 120 film for awhile I diluted 1:3 (5+15oz) but now I do 120 at 1:2 also (6+12oz) for shorter dev. times, still about 10% longer than the chart. I've done this with Delta, Tmax and APX films, and once Tri-X.

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