Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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! - ----- Original Message ----- 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 > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > Christer Almqvist > look at my b+w portraits > www.almqvist.net/chris > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html