[Leica] Long time, no ocean!

[h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche)]

As Phil said, I've been checking up on the archives once a day or so. 
Without the time to read everything, I feel I shouldn't be throwing in my 
two cents worth, although I admit that a couple of times in the last six 
months I've made some individual replies off-list.

I was about to jump in on the Neopan 1600/Xtol thread because in 3 years of 
using it, I still haven't developed a regimen that works really well for me, 
even though I've tried several, including Mark's and Eric Merrill's. I think 
I'm zeroing in on it though, and currently my recipe is: 

Xtol 1:3 at 70* for 14.5 minutes - 
30s. initial agitation, then 4 inversions at 60s. for the first three one 
minute intervals (13, 12, 11 mins.) then 4 inversions at 90s for two 
intervals (9.5, 7 mins) then 4 inversions at 2 minute intervals (5, 3 mins) 
and a final 3 minute stand. Neopan 1600 seems to be more sensitive to 
variations in agitation than any other film I've used.

Sorry, but I've only been using that recipe for the last three weeks and 
although the initial scans look good, I haven't posted any yet as I have 
only just now put together the May set:

http://tinyurl.com/5sa3pl
(yeah, I've been freeloading gallery space all this time)

Jim, thanks for missing us.