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Subject: Re: [Leica] Rodinal and Sodium Ascorbate....
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 16:12:52 -0500
References: <20020202110555-a01050001-b282a051-1012-010c@10.0.1.41> <002d01c1ac21$30fa1ac0$a848fea9@Galileo> <p05100302b8820267c471@[192.168.1.33]>

Uh-oh! When you say, "catastrophe!" you worry me!!!
How bad was it!?
I may re-try with Delta 400 (a couple of rolls of which are at hand.
I'll report later!
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From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Rodinal and Sodium Ascorbate....


> Dan,
>
> I found that the development time for Rodinal 1+50 with Sodium
> Ascorbate was shorter than the development time for plain Rodinal
> 1-25, at least with Delta 100.
>
> Delta 100 was good in R + SA, but HP5 was  a catastrophy. I am afraid
> this may be the case with Tri-X too.
>
> With Delta 100 I got less speed than with Xtol 1+1 but much higher
> apparent sharpness. Grain was more prominent, but nice.
>
> Let us hear what you think!
>
> Chris
>
> >Well, if you are reading this, your interest was piqued by the
combination
> >mentioned. I was reading a web article about adding sodium ascorbate to
> >Rodinal, and that the results were quite good, with t reduction in grain,
> >and no lessening of film speed.
> >I was hoping some other brave soul might have piddled around with such a
> >combo, and if so, what were your thoughts about it. I am souping a roll
of
> >Tri-X tonight, and if the results are worth showing, that is something I
am
> >not too ashamed of showing, I'll post 'em later!
> >Thanks
> >Dan
> >
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>
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In reply to: Message from Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Paw Please)
Message from "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> (Re: [Leica] Rodinal and Sodium Ascorbate....)
Message from Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net> (Re: [Leica] Rodinal and Sodium Ascorbate....)