Re: [Leica] Chalk and Charcoal in HC110

[Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>]

Good post, Mark....yes, the Microdol is a "look" that has been 
popular off and on for years, and I, too, enjoy the Rodinal
"look" -- I want to go back to using it.

BTW, the Nikon glass DOES look like Leica glass __provided you 
mount said glass on a Nikon RFDR!!! :)
With the mirror bouncing around in the Nikon, you NEVER see what 
Nikon glass really looked like when they made "real" cameras. :)

CU,
Walt


On Thu, 7
Jan 1999, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Walter S Delesandri wrote:
> > 
> 
> > I know that Rodinal is valued for its "sharpness" -- I agree.....
> > the 6x9" prints I make from Pan-F are breathtaking....the
> > 8x12" prints are similar if you don't look too close....but
> > I don't push it to 12x18" ( my third standard print size).
> > But even fullframe prints on 11x14 paper look like hell from
> > 400 speed films in Rodinal.....to me.
> > 
> > Tri-X/HP5 in Microdol have given me the best "high-speed" results.
> > (ISO 250-300)
> > 
> > snip
> > Walt
>  
> I've occasionally not liked my 35mmpanf/rodinal1/50@10Xmagnifacation results.
> But I have had luck with it and also on 15x and 18x mag.
> My panatomic which Erwin says is being reincarnated by Fuji was mistaken
> for sheetfilm by an expert at 10x.
> 
> Any faster films certainly give you a grain "effect" and any reasonable
> mag for a reasonable viewing distance (10x). And many people who aren't
> usually fond of looking at grain don't mind the grain gotten from
> rodinal as to the fact that it just looks good and brings out detail you
> never thought your glass could get. I used to say it made Nikon glass
> look like Leica glass but that was a long time ago and should take it
> back for now quickly before...
> Much of this I'm thinking you don't necessarily disagree with.
> I would assume 
> >"11x14 paper look like hell from
> > 400 speed films in Rodinal.....to me." 
> you're talking about 1/50 or higher dilution's as you might agree that
> at 1/25 it looks enough like standard developers to be indistinguishable
> from them.
> It would appear you're not a fan of grain.
> Your Microdal with slightly reduced speed would be at 1/3 which would be
> how I would use it...for brownish negs that print snappier than they
> look; but whose grain and sharpness I'm not fond of but have heard of
> people of note who use it.
> For me if a film/developer combination is only usable at small mags I
> would not keep track of it.
>