Response to Film Dev Combination

I would second Henry's suggestion. I have found that XTOL yields noticeably higher film speed than most other developers with Delta 100 film (I haven’t tried Delta 400). Anchell and Troop classify XTOL as a speed increasing developer in the "Film Developing Cookbook,” (1998 Focal Press, page 5). Using XTOL 1:2 dilution (or higher) ensures that it will yield sharp negatives without increasing grain. If you want even less apparent grain (with some loss in sharpness), try XTOL straight.

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