Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Christer- You wrote, in part- "asked a friend who is a professional photographer with several books published and also working for national magazines (Yes, he uses an M6 for some of this work.) and in advertising, if I should get a grain focuser. His reply was: 'Won't help you, your Delta 100/Xtol negatives have no grain.' So I am back to square one. Well, I think I'll adjust the column height to 22 mm, otherwise all the effort would have been wasted. Or I'll have to get a grain focuser and work more with HP5 in Rodinal (or is it Rodinol over there?)." It is indeed Rodinal here, as well, and a few recent rolls of Delta 400 in Rodinal 1+25 show more than adequate grain! I am not a fanatic about grain at all, but this tended to look like oatmeal! I don't recall Tri-X showing this much grain with Rodinal, and wonder if it is a factor of the thin emulsion, and a fairly reactive developing agent? There seems to be a little more 'fogging' as well when compared to Tri-X in either Rodinal or D-76. Any other experiences, thus? Dan