Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jason Hall wrote: > > Mark > > I followed the thread on rec.photo.darkroom too...havent tried Tech > Pan in Rodinal but Ive been told the contrast is v high in anything > other than Technidol. Ive just been taking pics of craters on the > moon with Tech Pan, sadly no Leica glass they dont make a 1200mm f8 - > 6" reflector and I couldnt afford it if they did, the Tech > Pan/Technidol worked nicely though. > > Tech Pan is just so damn expensive here compared to APX25. > > Jason Hall > > > Panatomic-X (at asa 50) was my film from 1975-85 T Max 100 was a > pitiful replacement > > but Delta 100 in Xtol 1:30 might even even be better. > > It was nice to have APX25 there in case i ever wanted it but i never > did. > > The Delta 100 has become my high res film because of Xtol. (I don't > think it > > likes Rodinal) > > Anybody try tech pan in Rodinal 1:100? > > Markwr If it can't be done just by dilution I have a whole chapter in my Dignan book and I think also another book which deals with low contrast film developers which would do the job and would not be too hard to mix up. So I have no big problem with tech pan. I used to use a lot of it when it was called "high contrast copy film" same exact stuff. I did stick to low contrast subject matter for texture screens and that was fairly easy to do. It might have been Erwin who was into the stuff and with Rodinal...and a filter to correct for hypersensitive reds... my trusty yellow green should work. Mark