Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I put them up at: http://dlridings.se/blog/?p=32 It is actually just a test, and not really a test of film and developer. I was testing to see if I had sealed the light leaks in a camera and decided to try out Calbe R09 (original Rodinal) with Tri-X on a whim. Daniel On 5/21/06, Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > I put up some more of Fomapan and Calbe R09 (the "other" Rodinal): > > http://dlridings.se/blog/?p=31 > > I shot a roll of Tri-X and processed in it yesterday. My immediate > impression is that the grain is not bothersome. I thought it would be. > > To tell the truth, I don't see a big difference between Rodinal 1:25 > and D76. It kind of depends on your subject area. If you have large > expanses of midtone grey, then the grain kind of dominates a shot, > where the some grain would not in a textured shot. > > So in 35mm, I really can't see much reason to use Rodinal at all > (except that it is nice with a liquid developer). It could be that the > effects it can create are diminished by modern emulsions. I don't know > ... > > Daniel > > > On 5/21/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > Well, they are drying now. I used a 1:50 dilution for 12 min, and the > > negatives look plenty dense. I guess it's true that Rodinal DOES have a > > shelf life of a century. That bottle has to be 4 years old, and it came > > out > > looking a bit like soy sauce. I would expect Tri-X in Rodinal to be > > grainville, but I keep seeing wonderful shots with that combo. > > > > Jeffery Smith > > New Orleans, LA > > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt > > Johnson > > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:39 PM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Dumb Rodinal Question > > > > > > That's right Jeffery: > > > > Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > > >I haven't used Rodinal in years, so bear with me. When the massive > > >development chart calls for 1+25 dilution of Rodinal, it means that 1 > > >ml of the Rodinal "full strength, right out of the bottle" is mixed > > >with 25ml water, correct? There is no intermediate "working solution" > > >like there is in HC110, correct? > > > > > >Jeffery Smith > > >New Orleans, LA > > >http://www.400tx.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >