Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Kieltyka wrote: > > Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com> wrote: > > > Mark Rabiner [wrote]: > > > >> Rodinal is about the grainiest developer ever made I think > >> it wins first prize in that department so ANY developer > >> would be smoother than Rodinal in the grain department. > >> But may probably also make you feel like you lens is coated > >> with thick dust so you'll rush off the clean it and it'll already be > >> clean. > > > > I've been starting to suspect that. I only returned from medium > > format land to 35mm a few months ago, and didn't remember > > Tri-X being THAT grainy. > > I love the HP5+/Rodinal combo...grainy, for sure, but crisp grain. Curious > maybe but my reaction to the grainlessness of all the digital stuff I've > been seeing lately has been to run in the other direction. :-) > > -Dave- > I love the grain Rodinal brings out it is sharp and regular and makes your lens resolve better than the distance between the grain particles. It's magic! Agfa Rodinal, 110 years on the market Kodak Tri-X, 48 years Leica M, 47 years Hasselblad 500C, 44 years Gossen Lunasix, 40 years Minox 36, 26 years Kodachrome 64, 27 years Vivitar 283, 26 years Nikon FM, 24 years Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html