Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Cardish wrote: > > That's strange. A book I recently picked up (The Film Developing Cookbook > by Anchell and Troop) mentions that the grain of Agfa 400 developed in > Rodinal 1:50 is finer than Tri-X. To quote them: "It [Rodinal] is most > successful with Agfa 400, a film that exhibits noticeably finer grain, than > Tri-X." I suppose they mean when developed in similar developers. > > Elsewhere they comment that Agfa 400 exhibits the best gradation of all 400 > speed films. > > TheY > > Dan C. I do remember reading that and they said a number of other things when went against my and general direct experience but I still think they're swell. I believe there is a consensus among photographers that Agfa films gradate real well but you pay for it with mucho extra grain. Rodinal anyone knows is grain city. Combine the two and what have you got: grain on your grain, with some more grain added for good measure. Just run out and buy a roll, shoot it and run it and if you don't agree I'll personally say "sun of a gun!". I get more grain with Agfapan 100 and Rodinal than I do with Tri X. But strait line gradation like you never saw; creamy mid tones and highlights. Mark Rabiner