Response to Acupan 200 in Xtol question

The Massive Development Chart recommends 8.5' at 68 degrees for Xtol at 1:2 with Acupan 200. I found that's too long unless you're shooting around E.I. 250. I exposed the film at ASA 125 and cut the time back to 7' and got excellent results. Prints look similar to Plus-X to me. Major drawback to the film is that it has half-frame numbering. This might have been appropriate 30 years ago, but today that's a pretty useless practice.

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